PRINTER'S NO. 2832
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
689
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, WHITE, DUSH, V. BROWN, SONNEY, COHEN,
THOMAS, PASHINSKI, SCHLOSSBERG, D. COSTA, TOOHIL, DiGIROLAMO,
BAKER, READSHAW, DONATUCCI, KINSEY, EVERETT, MILLARD,
HENNESSEY, SCHWEYER, DRISCOLL, MACKENZIE, KAUFFMAN, HELM,
KIM, ROZZI, VEREB, LONGIETTI, KIRKLAND, PICKETT, MAHONEY,
WHEELAND, MARSICO, YOUNGBLOOD, WATSON, REED, MATZIE,
BIZZARRO, WARD, ROSS, GROVE, MURT, MAJOR AND MILNE,
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating February 7 through 14, 2016, as "Congenital Heart
Defect Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Congenital heart defects are the most frequently
occurring birth defect and the leading cause of birth defect-
related deaths worldwide; and
WHEREAS, More than one million families across this nation
are facing the challenges and hardships of raising children with
congenital heart defects; and
WHEREAS, Every year 40,000 babies are born in the United
States with congenital heart defects; and
WHEREAS, Some congenital heart defects are not diagnosed
until months or years after birth; and
WHEREAS, Undiagnosed congenital heart conditions cause many
cases of sudden cardiac death in young athletes; and
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14