PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2848
PRINTER'S NO. 2998
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
366
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, HILL-EVANS, GREINER, McNEILL, POWELL,
HEFFLEY, D. MILLER, PISCIOTTANO, HOHENSTEIN, LABS, HADDOCK,
VENKAT, KINSEY, KULIK, MALAGARI, DELLOSO, SCHLOSSBERG, CURRY,
SANCHEZ, MERSKI, HARKINS, NEILSON, BELLMON AND KHAN,
APRIL 3, 2024
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 29, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 9 through 15, 2024, as "National
Stuttering Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The National Stuttering Association celebrates
"National Stuttering Awareness Week" annually the second week of
May to reach the thousands of people who stutter, feel alone and
isolated, and to spread knowledge about stuttering; and
WHEREAS, Stuttering is a speech disorder in which sounds,
syllables or words are repeated and may be accompanied by rapid
blinking, lip tremors, speech blocks and interjections, making
it difficult to communicate; and
WHEREAS, Stuttering, also referred to as stammering or
disfluent speech, is a genetically influenced condition that can
develop in duration or appear suddenly, with symptoms varying
over time; and
WHEREAS, The most common form of stuttering, developmental
stuttering, occurs early during speech and language learning,
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