HLS 15RS-203 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 22
BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as March of Dimes
Day at the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as March of Dimes Day at the Louisiana state
3 capitol.
4 WHEREAS, the March of Dimes was founded in 1938 by President Franklin D.
5Roosevelt and supported the development of the polio vaccine which eradicated the disease
6from the United States; and
7 WHEREAS, the same polio vaccine continues to protect babies today, and through
8the support of the March of Dimes, there has not been a single outbreak of polio in the
9United States in more than thirty years; and
10 WHEREAS, in Louisiana, over sixty-two thousand babies are born each year, and
11over nine thousand of those babies are born prematurely; and
12 WHEREAS, the March of Dimes has helped each and every one of those babies
13through extensive research, education, vaccines, and scientific discoveries; and
14 WHEREAS, on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, March of Dimes volunteers and staff from
15across the state are visiting the Louisiana state capitol to raise awareness about the serious
16need to protect Louisiana babies and to advocate for policies that improve the quality of care
17for Louisiana moms and babies.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
19Legislature of Louisiana does hereby welcome volunteers and staff of the March of Dimes
20and does hereby recognize Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as March of Dimes Day at the Louisiana
21state capitol.
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HR NO. 22
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Louisiana citizens are hereby encouraged to
2support the March of Dimes in its research efforts to find the causes of preterm birth and
3reduce the number of birth defects, premature births, and infant mortalities.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
5to the state director of the March of Dimes, Louisiana Chapter.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 22 Original 2015 Regular Session Stokes
Recognizes Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as March of Dimes Day at the La. state capitol.
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