Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HCR0031 Compare Versions

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Old	New	Differences
1	1	HC1032
2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE CONCURRENT
4	4	RESOLUTION No. ____
5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
6	6	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing May as
7	7	Lupus Awareness Month.
8	8	Harris, Bartlett, Smith V, Porter,
9	9	Burton, Hatcher, Pryor, Jackson C,
10	10	Shackleford, Pack, Summers
11	11	_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
12	12	20253061
13	13	2025 HC 1032/DI 140 Introduced
14	14	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
15	15	HOUSE CONCURRENT
16	16	RESOLUTION No. ____
17	17	1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing May as
18	18	2 Lupus Awareness Month.
19	19	3 Whereas, Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting an
20	20	4 estimated 1.5 million Americans with a disproportionately
21	21	5 negative impact on women and especially African American,
22	22	6 Hispanic/Latina, Asian American, Native American, Alaska
23	23	7 Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander women;
24	24	8 Whereas, Lupus causes the immune system to attack healthy
25	25	9 tissue, resulting in widespread systemic inflammation and
26	26	10 damage to various organs, including the skin, joints, kidneys,
27	27	11 heart, lungs, and brain;
28	28	12 Whereas, Symptoms of lupus can be so highly variable,
29	29	13 affecting the musculoskeletal, nervous, blood, immune, and
30	30	14 reproductive systems, and it can also cause increased risks of
31	31	15 cancer, chronic pain, fatigue, hair loss, eye complications, and
32	32	16 psychological effects making diagnosis and treatment of the
33	33	17 disease difficult;
34	34	18 Whereas, The variability of this condition often leads to
35	35	19 delays in treatment, increased health care costs, and reduced
36	36	20 quality of life for patients;
37	37	21 Whereas, Public education campaigns, clinical trials, and
38	38	22 affordable health care are needed to improve early diagnosis,
39	39	23 reduce treatment time lags, and enhance lupus education
40	40	24 among both health care providers and the general public as
41	41	25 there is no known cure for lupus;
42	42	2025 HC 1032/DI 140 2
43	43	1 Whereas, May is recognized nationwide as Lupus Awareness
44	44	2 Month, a time for educating the public, advocating for
45	45	3 additional research funding, and acknowledging the strength of
46	46	4 those struggling with this chronic disease;
47	47	5 Whereas, President Ronald Reagan first designated a
48	48	6 national month of awareness, "to mark our great concern for
49	49	7 the thousands of Americans who suffer from lupus," and other
50	50	8 leaders have joined the cause; and
51	51	9 Whereas, It is important that the state of Indiana join in these
52	52	10 efforts to raise awareness, reduce health disparities, and offer
53	53	11 support to those individuals and families affected by lupus:
54	54	12 Therefore,
55	55	13 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
56	56	14 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
57	57	15 the Senate concurring:
58	58	16 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly recognizes
59	59	17 May as Lupus Awareness Month to increase awareness about
60	60	18 this debilitating autoimmune disease and the impact it has on
61	61	19 communities throughout Indiana.
62	62	20 SECTION 2. That the Indiana General Assembly recognizes
63	63	21 the need for expanded research funding, public education
64	64	22 campaigns, and efforts to make treatments more accessible to
65	65	23 those affected by lupus.
66	66	24 SECTION 3. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
67	67	25 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State
68	68	26 Representative Earl Harris Jr., the Indiana Community Action
69	69	27 Poverty Institute, the Lupus Foundation of America, and to all
70	70	28 other appropriate agencies involved with lupus awareness and
71	71	29 advocacy for distribution.
72	72	2025 HC 1032/DI 140