Illinois HR 173: PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME MONTH

Bill Text

• 

 Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HR0173 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Select Language

 × 

 The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

 Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

 The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

 NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

 Choose Language 

 English 

 Afrikaans 

 Albanian 

 Arabic 

 Armenian 

 Azerbaijani 

 Basque 

 Bengali 

 Bosnian 

 Catalan 

 Croatian 

 Czech 

 Danish 

 Dutch 

 Esperanto 

 Estonian 

 Filipino 

 Finnish 

 French 

 Galician 

 Georgian 

 German 

 Greek 

 Gujarati 

 Haitian Creole 

 Hausa 

 Hawaiian 

 Hebrew 

 Hindi 

 Hungarian 

 Icelandic 

 Indonesian 

 Interlingua 

 Interlingue 

 Inuktitut 

 Irish 

 Italian 

 Japanese 

 Javanese 

 Kannada 

 Khmer 

 Korean 

 Latin 

 Latvian 

 Lithuanian 

 Luxembourgish 

 Macedonian 

 Malagasy 

 Malayalam 

 Maltese 

 Maori 

 Marathi 

 Myanmar 

 Nepali 

 Norwegian 

 Odia 

 Pashto 

 Punjabi 

 Romanian 

 Russian 

 Samoan 

 Sango 

 Sanskrit 

 Sardinian 

 Sindhi 

 Sinhala 

 Slovak 

 Slovenian 

 Somali 

 Southern Sotho 

 Spanish 

 Sundanese 

 Swahili 

 Swedish 

 Tamil 

 Telugu 

 Thai 

 Tigrinya 

 Tonga 

 Turkish 

 Ukrainian 

 Urdu 

 Vietnamese 

 Welsh 

 Xhosa 

 Yiddish 

 Yoruba 

 Zulu 

 Powered by Translate 

 Close 

 Illinois General Assembly

 Top Navigation Bar

 Translate 

 Learn 

 Select General Assembly 

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. 

 ILGA.GOV 

• 

• 

 LEGISLATION & LAWS 

• Bills & Resolutions 

• Public Acts 

• Illinois Compiled Statutes 

• Illinois Constitution 

• Search Legislation 

• Glossary 

• Guide 

• 

 Reports & Inquiry 

• Legislative Reports 

• Special Reports 

• FTP Site 

• Legislator Lookup 

• Capitol Complex Phone Numbers 

• 

 Rules & Regulations 

• Illinois Register 

• Administrative Rules 

• 

 Senate 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Request for Remote Testimony 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• Senate Employment Opportunities 

• Media Guidelines 

• 

 House 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Submit testimony for House Committees 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• House Employment Opportunities 

• Log In 

 Mobile Top Bar

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website. 

 Full Text of HR0173

• Home 

• Legislation 

• Full Text 

 HR0173 - 104th General Assembly 

• 
 Bill Status 

• 
 Full Text 

• 
 Votes 

• 
 Witness Slips 

 Select Menu 

 Bill Status 
 Full Text 
 Votes 
 Witness Slips 
 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Open PDF 

HR0173LRB104 12658 MST 23404 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex genetic 

3disorder that occurs in approximately 1 out of every 15,000 

4births and the most commonly known genetic cause of 

5life-threatening obesity; and

6 WHEREAS, Prader-Willi syndrome affects males and females 

7with equal frequency and affects all races and ethnicities; 

8and

9 WHEREAS, Prader-Willi syndrome causes an extreme and 

10insatiable appetite, often resulting in morbid obesity, which 

11is the major cause of death for individuals with the syndrome; 

12and

13 WHEREAS, Prader-Willi syndrome also causes cognitive and 

14learning disabilities as well as behavioral difficulties, such 

15as obsessive-compulsive disorder and struggles with 

16controlling emotions; and

17 WHEREAS, The hunger, metabolic, and behavioral 

18characteristics of Prader-Willi syndrome force affected 

19individuals to require constant and lifelong supervision in a 

20controlled environment; and

HR0173- 2 -LRB104 12658 MST 23404 r

1 WHEREAS, Studies have shown that there is a high morbidity 

2and mortality rate for individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome; 

3and

4 WHEREAS, There is no known cure for Prader-Willi syndrome; 

5and

6 WHEREAS, Early diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome allows 

7families to access treatment, intervention services, and 

8support from health professionals, advocacy organizations, and 

9other families who are dealing with the syndrome; and

10 WHEREAS, Recently discovered treatments, such as human 

11growth hormone, are improving the quality of life for 

12individuals with the syndrome and offer new hope to families, 

13but many difficult symptoms associated with Prader-Willi 

14syndrome remain untreate