[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 209 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 209

Expressing the sense of the Congress that any comprehensive health care 
reform legislation that is enacted should provide for annual screenings 
          of children under 6 years of age for lead poisoning.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1994

Mrs. Kennelly (for herself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, 
   Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
   Gejdenson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Eddie 
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Furse, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Washington) 
   submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
  jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that any comprehensive health care 
reform legislation that is enacted should provide for annual screenings 
          of children under 6 years of age for lead poisoning.

Whereas lead poisoning is the most serious environmental health problem 
        affecting children in the United States;
Whereas more than 6,000,000 children and 400,000 pregnant women have levels of 
        lead in their blood that exceed the level that is considered safe by the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
Whereas studies have proven that lead poisoning in children results in learning 
        disabilities and medical complications: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that any comprehensive health care 
reform legislation that is enacted should provide for annual screenings 
of children under 6 years of age for lead poisoning.

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