Pennsylvania SR 235: A Resolution designating March 7, 2026, as "Suddenly Sleepy Saturday for Narcolepsy Awareness" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1479
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 235
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY J. WARD, PHILLIPS-HILL, HUGHES, BROWN AND VOGEL,
MARCH 2, 2026
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 2, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 7, 2026, as "Suddenly Sleepy Saturday for
Narcolepsy Awareness" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused
by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles; and
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy affects an estimated 1 in every 2,000
Americans; and
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy is an under-recognized and under-
diagnosed condition; and
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy has two types: Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1)
and Narcolepsy Type 2 (NT2); and
WHEREAS, Most people with NT1 have cataplexy, and most people
with NT2 do not; and
WHEREAS, The most frequent symptom of both NT1 and NT2 is
excessive daytime sleepiness; and
WHEREAS, Other symptoms of both types may include disturbed
nighttime sleep, hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis;
and
WHEREAS, The symptoms of narcolepsy, especially when
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undiagnosed, can lead to accidents, injuries and problems with
learning and working; and
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy affects people neurologically, socially
and emotionally; and
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy affects people of all ages, with onset
typically between 15 and 25 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy Network, founded in 1986, supports and
advocates for people living with narcolepsy and other related
sleep disorders; and
WHEREAS, Narcolepsy Network established Suddenly Sleepy
Saturday in 2012 to generate public awareness of narcolepsy; and
WHEREAS, Suddenly Sleepy Saturday falls each year on the day
before Americans turn their clocks ahead one hour to begin
daylight saving time, leading even those without narcolepsy to
experience some of narcolepsy's classic symptoms, such as excess
daytime sleepiness; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate March 7, 2026, as
"Suddenly Sleepy Saturday for Narcolepsy Awareness" in
Pennsylvania.
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