Bill Text: PA HR155 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of May 2011 as "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 56-29)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-27 - Adopted (189-0) [HR155 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR155-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1302
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 155 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HESS, BAKER, BEAR, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRADFORD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CURRY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, HAHN, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, KAVULICH, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MASSER, McGEEHAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, RAVENSTAHL, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, THOMAS, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND WHITE, MARCH 28, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 28, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2011 as "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Cystic fibrosis, commonly referred to as "CF," is a
genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and
adults in the United States and nearly 70,000 children and
adults worldwide; and
WHEREAS, A defective gene causes the body to produce an
abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs; and
WHEREAS, These secretions produce life-threatening lung
infections and obstruct the pancreas, preventing digestive
enzymes from reaching the intestines to help break down and
absorb food; and
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WHEREAS, More than 10 million Americans are unknowing,
symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene; and
WHEREAS, CF occurs in approximately one of every 3,900 live
births in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The median age of survival for a person with CF is
less than 35 years; and
WHEREAS, With advances in the treatment of CF, the number of
adults with CF has steadily grown; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 40% of the CF population is 18 years of age
and older; and
WHEREAS, People with CF have a variety of symptoms attributed
to the more than 1,000 mutations of the CF gene; and
WHEREAS, These varied symptoms are associated with a high
rate of delay in diagnosis and treatment; and
WHEREAS, Infant blood screening to detect genetic defects is
the most reliable and least costly method to identify persons
likely to have CF; and
WHEREAS, Early diagnosis of CF permits early treatment and
enhances quality of life and longevity; and
WHEREAS, The treatment of CF depends on the stage of the
disease and the organs involved; and
WHEREAS, Clearing mucus from the lungs is an important part
of the daily CF treatment regimen, and other types of treatments
include tobramycin solution for inhalation and azithromycin; and
WHEREAS, There are world-class treatment centers in this
Commonwealth which specialize in the diagnosis of CF and the
care of persons with CF; and
WHEREAS, Improving the length and quality of life for people
with CF starts with awareness; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
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month of May 2011 as "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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