PRINTER'S NO. 617
No. 41 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY CIVERA, ADOLPH, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG,
J. BAKER, M. BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BROWNE, CAPPABIANCA,
CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, CURRY, DALLY,
DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, EGOLF, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FEESE,
FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE,
GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY,
HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KAISER, KELLER, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN,
LEH, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, R. MILLER, NAILOR, ORIE, PIPPY,
PISTELLA, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SAYLOR,
SCHRODER, SCHULER, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STERN, T. STEVENSON, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TULLI, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WATSON,
C. WILLIAMS, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG, FEBRUARY 8, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of March 2001 as "Multiple Sclerosis
2 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often disabling
4 disease of the central nervous system which often first appears
5 in people between the ages of 20 and 40, with lifelong physical
6 and emotional effects; and
7 WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is twice as common in women as in
8 men; and
9 WHEREAS, An estimated 250,000 to 350,000 individuals suffer
10 from multiple sclerosis nationally; and
11 WHEREAS, Symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be mild, such as
1 numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of
2 vision; and
3 WHEREAS, The progress, severity and specific symptoms of
4 multiple sclerosis in any one person cannot yet be predicted;
5 therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
7 month of March 2001 as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month" in
8 Pennsylvania.
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