Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR435: A Resolution recognizing the month of May 2026 as "Osteoporosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, June 10, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing the month of May 2026 as "Osteoporosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, March 12, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing the month of May 2026 as "Osteoporosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Osteoporosis is a disease that makes bones thinner, less dense, more fragile and more likely to fracture; and WHEREAS, An estimated 54 million Americans have osteoporosis or low bone mass; and WHEREAS, In 2020, more than 2.7 million Pennsylvanians 50 years of age and older had osteoporosis or were at risk for developing osteoporosis because of low bone density; and WHEREAS, Studies suggest that approximately one in two women and up to one in four men who are 50 years of age or older will break a bone due to osteoporosis; and WHEREAS, Approximately 1.8 million Medicare beneficiaries suffer nearly 2.1 million osteoporotic fractures per year, and these fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes or breast cancer; and WHEREAS, The total annual cost for osteoporotic fractures among Medicare beneficiaries was $57 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow, as the population ages, to more than $95 billion in 2040; and WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania, 82,000 Medicare beneficiaries suffered more than 97,000 osteoporotic fractures in 2016; and WHEREAS, An estimated 10,200 Pennsylvanians on Medicare suffered not only an initial fracture but also a subsequent fracture resulting in estimated costs of more than $228.4 million; and WHEREAS, Building strong bones begins in childhood, …
Sponsors
- Melissa Shusterman (D, 157) · primary sponsor
- Bridget Kosierowski (D, 114)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
- Manuel Guzman (D, 127)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
- Nancy Guenst (D, 152)
- Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
- Nikki Rivera (D, 96)
- Keith Harris (D, 195)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, 129)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 10, 2026
- : Reported as committed, March 25, 2026
- : Referred to HEALTH, March 12, 2026
Votes
- House Health: Report Bill As Committed (March 25, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH
Common questions
- What is HR435?
- HR435 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution recognizing the month of May 2026 as "Osteoporosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR435 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing the month of May 2026 as "Osteoporosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR435?
- In committee as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 10, 2026 (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR435?
- Melissa Shusterman (D, 157), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR435?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr435
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