PRINTER'S NO. 2983
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
681
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, RYAN, BIZZARRO, KINSEY, BAKER, HENNESSEY,
WARD, LONGIETTI, READSHAW, DRISCOLL, CALTAGIRONE, DUSH,
SONNEY, PICKETT, MILLARD, BURNS, NEILSON, JAMES, MURT,
WATSON, PASHINSKI, GROVE, HILL-EVANS, YOUNGBLOOD, J. McNEILL,
DiGIROLAMO, DOWLING, MEHAFFIE, WARREN, SCHWEYER, MARSICO,
EVERETT, OBERLANDER AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 5, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 7 through 14, 2018, 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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