[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 242 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 242

 Designating the week beginning October 17, 1993, as ``National Radon 
                             Action Week''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 1993

Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Hastert) introduced the following joint 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and 
                             Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Designating the week beginning October 17, 1993, as ``National Radon 
                             Action Week''.

Whereas exposure to radon poses a serious threat to the health of the people of 
        the United States;
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that lung cancer 
        attributable to radon exposure causes approximately 14,000 deaths per 
        year in the United States;
Whereas excessively high levels of radon in homes and schools can be reduced 
        successfully and economically with appropriate mitigation measures;
Whereas only a small percentage of the homes in the Nation have been tested for 
        radon levels;
Whereas the people of the United States should be educated about the dangers of 
        exposure to radon;
Whereas the people of the United States should be encouraged to conduct tests 
        for radon in their homes and schools and to make the repairs required to 
        reduce excessive radon levels; and
Whereas increased public awareness of the dangers of radon gas will lead to more 
        informed decisionmaking and a more productive use of resources: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the week beginning 
October 17, 1993, is designated as ``National Radon Action Week'', and 
the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation 
calling on the people of the United States to observe the week with 
appropriate activities designed to increase public awareness of the 
dangers of radon gas and of available mitigation measures.

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