PRINTER'S NO. 249
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
59
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, MURT, READSHAW, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS,
SCHMITT, SONNEY, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, OTTEN, BIZZARRO,
YOUNGBLOOD, STAATS, PASHINSKI, BARRAR, EVERETT, DiGIROLAMO,
KINSEY, CIRESI, PICKETT, KORTZ, NEILSON, BROWN, FREEMAN,
CALTAGIRONE, SCHWEYER, SCHLEGEL CULVER AND DEASY,
JANUARY 30, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 30, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 7 through 14, 2019, 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 1 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
WHEREAS, Despite these statistics, newborns and young
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