Bill Text: TX HR870 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 5, 2023, as Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-06 - Reported enrolled [HR870 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR870-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 870 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Alzheimer's Association are | ||
| gathering at the Texas Capitol on April 5, 2023, as part of | ||
| Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder, | ||
| Alzheimer's disease robs individuals of their memories and leads to | ||
| progressive mental and physical impairments; it is the | ||
| seventh-leading cause of death in the United States, and unlike the | ||
| other principal causes, there is currently no cure or treatment for | ||
| it and no way to slow its progression; in addition, Alzheimer's is | ||
| the most expensive disease in the U.S., costing more than cancer and | ||
| heart disease combined; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, more than 6.7 million Americans are living | ||
| with Alzheimer's, including 400,000 in Texas; these individuals | ||
| require considerable assistance, and over 1 million Texans provide | ||
| home care to family and friends with Alzheimer's, for a total of | ||
| more than $23.5 billion in unpaid labor; according to the National | ||
| Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's disease also indirectly costs | ||
| businesses more than $37 billion a year in lost productivity as a | ||
| result of employees missing work or leaving their job to care for a | ||
| relative; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With early detection and diagnosis, individuals | ||
| with Alzheimer's and their families can better plan for the future | ||
| while gaining access to medications, critical research trials, and | ||
| support from the Alzheimer's Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day provides | ||
| an important opportunity to raise awareness about Alzheimer's | ||
| disease, to honor caregivers who support and care for loved ones | ||
| with the disease, and to acknowledge the work of researchers who are | ||
| searching for a cause and a cure; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize April 5, 2023, as Alzheimer's | ||
| Association State Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and commend the | ||
| Alzheimer's Association for its efforts to fight this terrible | ||
| disease and to advocate for those suffering from it. | ||
| Lalani | ||
| Shaheen | ||
| Bowers | ||
| Lopez of Bexar | ||
| Capriglione | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 870 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
