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H8258 2026 -- H 8258 ======== LC003527 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2026, AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Fellela, Ajello, Diaz, Ackerman, Alzate, and Tanzi Date Introduced: March 10, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed 1 WHEREAS, In March of 2016, the United States Department of Health and Human 2 Services approved the inclusion of Bleeding Disorders Month on its National Observances 3 Calendar. Subsequently, March of each year is now nationally recognized as Bleeding Disorders 4 Awareness Month in the United States; and 5 WHEREAS, The designation formalized and expanded upon the original recognition of 6 March, 1986, as Hemophilia Awareness Month by President Ronald Reagan; and 7 WHEREAS, These bleeding disorders, which share a common factor in the body s 8 inability to form a proper blood clot, are characterized by extended bleeding and can lead to 9 significant morbidity and fatality if not treated effectively; and 10 WHEREAS, Many individuals with hemophilia became infected with HIV and Hepatitis 11 C in the 1980s due to the contamination of the blood supply and blood products; and 12 WHEREAS, Awareness during this month will generate greater understanding not only 13 for hemophilia but for all inheritable bleeding disorders, including Von Willebrand Disease, 14 which alone impacts an estimated 3.2 million Americans; with an estimated 33,000 individuals 15 suffering from hemophilia; and 16 WHEREAS, Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month will also foster a greater sense of 17 community and shared purpose among individuals with all inheritable bleeding disorders and will 18 elevate awareness of and engagement in the inheritable bleeding disorders journey beyond our 19 community to the general public, enabling the prevention of illness, unnecessary procedures, and 1 disability; now, therefore be it 2 RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby 3 proclaims March of 2026, as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in the State of Rhode 4 Island; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 6 transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Richard Pezzillo, Executive Director, New 7 England Hemophilia Association. ======== LC003527 ======== LC003527 - Page 2 of 2
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