PRINTER'S NO. 152
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
36
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FABRIZIO, COHEN, THOMAS, LONGIETTI, SCHLOSSBERG,
DUSH, SONNEY, KILLION, KOTIK, CALTAGIRONE, BOBACK, CUTLER,
McNEILL, MATZIE, HEFFLEY, C. PARKER, O'BRIEN, CONKLIN, HAHN,
SCHWEYER, KNOWLES, BIZZARRO, KINSEY, DEASY, HENNESSEY,
GABLER, MILLARD, KORTZ, MURT, VEREB, BAKER, SCHREIBER,
READSHAW, O'NEILL, DiGIROLAMO, PETRI, D. COSTA, MARSICO,
GRELL, ROSS, BROWNLEE, EVERETT, PICKETT, MAJOR, GOODMAN,
DONATUCCI, SNYDER, WHEELAND, ROZZI, KIRKLAND, McCARTER,
PASHINSKI, PAYNE, DAVIS, MAHONEY, GINGRICH, V. BROWN,
FREEMAN, GIBBONS, BARBIN AND GILLEN, JANUARY 23, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 23, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of January 2015 as "National Blood Donor
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, January has been recognized as National Blood Donor
Month for over 40 years; and
WHEREAS, Blood donors are an integral part of the health
system and national public health preparedness initiatives in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, Donating blood is a safe, lifesaving and selfless
gift that enhances the level of preparedness for each and every
community in this nation; and
WHEREAS, Donating one unit of blood saves as many as three
lives; and
WHEREAS, Blood and blood products are critical national
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resources and vital public health assets that must be readily
available at all times; and
WHEREAS, According to the Department of Health, every two
seconds a person in the United States needs blood for lifesaving
treatment in an emergency or a disaster, a routine surgery or a
blood transfusion to help treat a serious disease like cancer or
an organ or bone marrow transplant; and
WHEREAS, A total of 30 million blood components are used in
transfusions every year in the United States; and
WHEREAS, One in seven patients who enter a hospital in the
United States needs blood; and
WHEREAS, For this reason, according to the American Red
Cross, more than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day;
and
WHEREAS, According to the Department of Health, approximately
60% of the Unites States population is eligible to give blood,
but only 5% of the eligible population donates blood on an
annual basis; and
WHEREAS, It is vital that the blood donation policies,
including donor deferral policies, in the United States keep
pace with medical science to ensure that our communities and our
country as a whole have a robust, eligible population of donors
to maintain a safe and adequate blood supply; and
WHEREAS, America's Blood Centers, the American Association of
Blood Banks and the American Red Cross support and perform
critical services collecting, processing and distributing
lifesaving blood and blood products to hospitals and health
providers and are instrumental in ensuring the safety of the
blood supply and promoting the need for blood donations;
therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of January 2015 as "National Blood Donor Month" in
Pennsylvania and encourage the residents of this Commonwealth to
contribute to the blood supply by donating and organizing or
volunteering at a blood drive or by suggesting blood donation to
their families and friends.
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