Bill Text: TX HR420 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2023 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR420 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR420-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 420 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month is being | ||
| observed in March 2023 to focus attention on hemophilia and other | ||
| hereditary bleeding disorders, which impact the lives of some three | ||
| million Americans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bleeding disorders are characterized by the body's | ||
| inability to form proper blood clots, which occurs due to defects in | ||
| platelets, clotting proteins, or blood vessels; although these | ||
| diseases are almost always inherited, in rare cases, they may | ||
| develop later in life when the body develops an autoimmune response | ||
| to the blood's natural clotting factors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, When the normal clotting process is diminished, | ||
| patients may experience problems with bleeding excessively from | ||
| relatively minor injuries; other symptoms can include easy | ||
| bruising, unexplained nosebleeds, and anemia; if not treated | ||
| effectively, bleeding disorders can be fatal; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Hemophilia Awareness Month was first designated | ||
| federally in March 1986; three decades later, in March 2016, the | ||
| Department of Health and Human Services expanded the observance to | ||
| include other bleeding disorders, such as von Willebrand disease; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Bleeding disorders are life-changing and | ||
| potentially deadly conditions, and Bleeding Disorders Awareness | ||
| Month serves as a means of rallying support for vital research and | ||
| resources that can help improve the outlook for those living with | ||
| these diseases; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 2023 as Bleeding Disorders | ||
| Awareness Month and encourage all Texans to learn more about | ||
| bleeding disorders. | ||
| Oliverson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 420 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
