[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 118 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 118

To designate the week of October 17, 1993, through October 23, 1993, as 
                    ``National Radon Action Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 2 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

  Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
To designate the week of October 17, 1993, through October 23, 1993, as 
                    ``National Radon Action Week''.

Whereas exposure to radon poses a serious threat to the health of the people of 
        this Nation;
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that lung cancer 
        attributable to radon exposure causes approximately 14,000 deaths a year 
        in the United States;
Whereas the United States has set a long-term national goal of making the air 
        inside buildings as free of radon as the ambient air;
Whereas excessively high levels of radon in homes and schools can be reduced 
        successfully and economically with appropriate treatment;
Whereas only about 6 percent of the homes in this Nation have been tested for 
        radon levels;
Whereas the people of this Nation should be educated about the dangers of 
        exposure to radon; and
Whereas people should be encouraged to conduct tests for radon in their homes 
        and schools and to make the repairs required to reduce excessive radon 
        levels: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the week of October 17, 
1993, through October 23, 1993, is designated as ``National Radon 
Action Week'', and the President is authorized and requested to issue a 
proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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