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HR 233

A Resolution recognizing October 15, 2025, as "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day" and the month of October 2025 as "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Aaron Bernstine and 5 co-sponsors

Nonbinding resolution recognizing Clark Atlanta University Day in Georgia and Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome Awareness Day in Illinois, with no funding or regulatory effect.

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Bill Summary · HR 233

Summary — H.R. 233 (Resolution) — Introduced January 7, 2025

Status snapshot
- Introduced: January 7, 2025
- Committee referrals & actions: Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce; later items show assignment to Public Health and Rules committees, placement on Local & Consent and Resolutions calendars.
- Floor/Final actions: Reported enrolled (Mar 14, 2025); adopted by the House (various dates in March–May 2025); enrolled and signed by the Speaker (May 29, 2025); taken by the Clerk and presented to the Secretary of State (May 30, 2025).
- Classification: House resolution (non‑binding, commemorative/awareness type)
- Primary sponsors listed: Nicole Malliotakis, Bryce Berry, Sheila Jones, Daniel Didech, Daryl Adams
- Related/companion bill: H.R. 297

Purpose and intent
- The document labeled H.R. 233 is a resolution whose primary effect is symbolic: it recognizes and honors institutions/individuals and establishes awareness days. It does not create binding law, appropriate funds, or modify regulatory authorities.

Key provisions and substantive content
The submitted text contains multiple, distinct resolution-type drafts. The main identifiable elements are:

  1. Clark Atlanta University recognition (Georgia-themed resolution)

    • Recognizes February 18, 2025 as “Clark Atlanta University Day” at the state capitol.
    • Commends Clark Atlanta University (CAU) and President Dr. George T. French Jr. for institutional history, academic programs (40 programs; ~3,920 students), economic impact (noted figures: $541 million gross sales, $400 million direct impact, 3,282 jobs), research centers (Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development), fundraising campaign (“Centered on Lifting Lives and Leading the Way” — $250 million goal), and the Propel Center partnership with Apple, Southern Company, and Disney.
    • Directs the Clerk of the House to make copies of the resolution available to CAU and the president.

  2. Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome (TSWS) awareness (Illinois‑style resolution)

    • Declares February 3, 2026 as “Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome Awareness Day” in the State of Illinois.
    • Describes TSWS (symptoms, duration, mental‑health impacts), notes limited research and need for provider/patient education, and supports increased awareness and prevention education.

  3. Miscellaneous/ambiguous items

    • The text includes a short, likely placeholder citation line referencing the “Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act” (HELP PETS Act). No substantive HELP PETS provisions are provided.
    • Header metadata also mentions a condolence resolution (expressing condolences on deaths of Alexus Lee and John Collins), but no full condolence text appears in the document excerpts provided.

Who or what is affected
- Primarily symbolic: CAU, its leadership, alumni, students, and Georgia stakeholders receive formal recognition.
- Patients, clinicians, and public health stakeholders in Illinois (and broader audiences) are targeted by the TSWS awareness declaration to raise education and prevention efforts.
- No regulatory, funding, or enforcement changes are proposed; no direct fiscal impacts identified.

Procedural/interpretive notes and inconsistencies
- The provided document appears to combine multiple, unrelated resolutions and drafts (Georgia university recognition, Illinois public‑health awareness, a federal condolence note, and a HELP PETS citation). This likely reflects aggregation of different texts rather than a single coherent legislative instrument.
- As presented, H.R. 233 functions as a nonbinding commemorative/awareness resolution(s). If you need a determination of which specific text was the enacted/adopted version, or a clean copy of the final enrolled text, I can locate or request that targeted document and produce a concise summary of the definitive enacted language.

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