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PRINTER'S NO. 2728
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
643
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, DEASY, HENNESSEY, D. COSTA, SCHLOSSBERG,
YOUNGBLOOD, THOMAS, COHEN, CALTAGIRONE, KIM, DONATUCCI,
ROZZI, BOBACK, MURT, SANTORA, CONKLIN, VEREB, LONGIETTI,
DRISCOLL, V. BROWN, McNEILL, MILLARD, SCHWEYER, KIRKLAND,
WHEELAND, PICKETT, BIZZARRO, MARSICO, ROSS, SONNEY, DUSH,
KINSEY, KOTIK, SCHLEGEL CULVER, MAHONEY, PHILLIPS-HILL,
NEILSON, PASHINSKI, DiGIROLAMO, PAYNE, FARINA, EVERETT,
GROVE, R. BROWN, PETRI, McCARTER, WARD AND WATSON,
JANUARY 21, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 21, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of January 2016 as "Radon Awareness Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The United States Surgeon General and a consortium
of health agencies throughout the United States have joined
forces to promote awareness of the leading cause of lung cancer
for nonsmokers; and
WHEREAS, The American Lung Association, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute
all agree that radon is a national health problem and encourage
radon testing of housing during an awareness drive this January;
and
WHEREAS, Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible and
odorless radioactive gas not isolated to certain geographical
areas or housing types, and radon problems have been detected in
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homes in every county in the United States; and
WHEREAS, One in 15 American homes contains high levels of
radon, exposing millions of Americans to this dangerous gas, and
radon caused more American fatalities last year than carbon
monoxide, fires and handguns combined; and
WHEREAS, If a home has not been tested for radon in the past
two years, the Surgeon General and the Environmental Protection
Agency urge household residents to locate a qualified radon test
kit or a qualified radon testing company and test their
residence for radon; and
WHEREAS, The month of January 2016 has been targeted as
"Radon Awareness Month" nationally, and educational information
about radon may be obtained at www.RadonWeek.org; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of January 2016 as "Radon Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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