Bill Text: TX HR148 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 2025 as American Heart Month in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2025-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR148 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR148-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 148 | ||
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| WHEREAS, February is American Heart Month, and on February | ||
| 20, 2025, the American Heart Association is hosting the Texas | ||
| Advocacy Day rally at the State Capitol in Austin to raise awareness | ||
| of heart disease and urge all Texans to learn more about cardiac | ||
| emergency response; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death | ||
| and disability in the world; the chance of developing heart disease | ||
| increases with age, and nearly half of Americans have at least one | ||
| of the several key risk factors, which include obesity, physical | ||
| inactivity, unrelieved stress, high blood pressure, an unhealthy | ||
| diet, high cholesterol, a history of smoking, and diabetes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Individuals of every background can significantly | ||
| reduce these risks by making positive lifestyle changes, such as | ||
| taking part in regular aerobic exercise, quitting smoking, and | ||
| adopting a low-sodium, heart-healthy diet; routine medical | ||
| checkups are also an important part of managing the conditions that | ||
| can lead to heart disease; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year in the U.S., more than 350,000 people | ||
| experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, with approximately | ||
| 70 percent of these occurrences happening at home; cardiopulmonary | ||
| resuscitation, especially if performed immediately, can double or | ||
| triple a person's chance of survival, yet only about 46 percent of | ||
| individuals who have gone into cardiac arrest were administered CPR | ||
| while waiting for emergency responders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, CPR education and the accessibility of automated | ||
| external defibrillators are crucial components of helping during | ||
| cardiac emergencies; by 2030, the American Heart Association hopes | ||
| to have doubled the survival rate from cardiac arrest by teaching | ||
| bystanders how to become lifesavers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, American Heart Month represents a valuable | ||
| opportunity for all Americans to take an active role in their | ||
| personal well-being and to make a meaningful contribution to their | ||
| own health, the health of their loved ones, and the health and | ||
| prosperity of our nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 2025 as American Heart Month | ||
| in Texas and encourage the public to learn more about heart health | ||
| and how to respond in a cardiac emergency. | ||
| Lalani | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 148 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 20, 2025, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
