PRINTER'S NO. 3789
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
984
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, BULLOCK, TOOHIL, DONATUCCI, WATSON,
KINSEY, HENNESSEY, KIRKLAND, ROZZI, COHEN, DiGIROLAMO, COOK-
ARTIS, LONGIETTI, SCHLOSSBERG, READSHAW, VEREB, PASHINSKI,
BIZZARRO, O'BRIEN, BURNS, MILLARD, PAYNE, MAJOR, M. DALEY,
J. HARRIS, GIBBONS, DEASY, GOODMAN, EVERETT, MURT, P. DALEY
AND MAHONEY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 26 through October 2, 2016, as
"Diaper Need Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Diaper Need Awareness Week" will bring attention to
the insufficient supply of disposable diapers for children and
incontinent adults of this Commonwealth to remain clean, healthy
and dry; and
WHEREAS, The National Diaper Bank Network, a national
nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that every baby in
the United States can be clean, healthy and dry, reports that
nearly 5.3 million children in the United States three years of
age or younger suffer from diaper need; and
WHEREAS, Access to a reliable supply of clean diapers is a
necessity for the health and well-being of infants and toddlers,
their families, child-care providers and health care providers;
and
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