[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 267 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 267

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the citizens 
of the United States must remain committed to combat the distribution, 
         sale, and use of illegal drugs by the Nation's youth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 1997

  Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
   Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Watts of 
Oklahoma, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Hutchinson) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the citizens 
of the United States must remain committed to combat the distribution, 
         sale, and use of illegal drugs by the Nation's youth.

Whereas recently revealed statistics demonstrate that America is not winning the 
        battle to keep young Americans drug-free;
Whereas the results of these studies show that 29 percent of high school 
        students state that a student in their school died from a drug-related 
        or an alcohol-related incident in the last year;
Whereas 76 percent of high school students and 46 percent of middle school 
        students claim drugs are kept, used, or sold on their school grounds;
Whereas studies show that 66 percent of high school students claim they can buy 
        drugs within 1 day and 44 percent claim they can buy drugs within 1 hour 
        or less;
Whereas it is reported that the use of heroin is increasing and that 90 percent 
        of new heroin users are under 26 years old;
Whereas the use of drugs at a young age dramatically increases the risk of 
        failure to complete high school, increases the likelihood of committing 
        crimes, and reduces future prospects in education, athletics, and 
        careers;
Whereas it is known that safe, drug-free, and orderly classrooms are key to an 
        effective learning environment;
Whereas parental involvement in education is critical to a healthy learning 
        environment;
Whereas violent crime rates across the United States have declined due to strong 
        parental involvement and cooperation among local, State, and Federal law 
        enforcement agencies;
Whereas the same unified effort and commitment are needed to fight drugs in our 
        schools, playgrounds, and communities; and
Whereas Congress has the unique ability to provide leadership on this issue by 
        raising awareness of the dangers of drugs in schools in every community 
        across this great Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) all schools should be drug-free;
            (2) the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs in the 
        Nation's schools is unacceptable;
            (3) all Federal, State, and local drug fighting agencies 
        should work together with schools and parents to ensure that a 
        renewed effort is made to fight the distribution, sale, and use 
        of illegal drugs in our schools and to America's youth;
            (4) all governmental leaders and parents share a role in 
        raising the awareness of this issue and offering constructive 
        alternatives to illegal drug use; and
            (5) Congress and the President should set a goal to end the 
        distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs in the Nation's 
        schools by the year 2000 and, work with local communities and 
        parents to implement meaningful policies to achieve this goal.
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