[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 423 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 423

 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to winning the war on 
                     drugs to protect our children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 1998

Mr. Hastert (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
   DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
 Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barr 
 of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of 
  Kentucky, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Franks of New 
Jersey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Mica, 
  Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
Forbes, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bass, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
 Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Collins, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Northup, 
and Mr. Pappas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                      to the Committee on Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to winning the war on 
                     drugs to protect our children.

Whereas drug abuse killed 14,218 Americans in 1995 and it is estimated that 
        nearly 114,000 Americans--many of them our youth--will have died as a 
        result of drug abuse by the end of the period between 1992 and 2001, and 
        it is estimated that 13,000,000 Americans used illegal drugs in 1996;
Whereas American taxpayers footed a $150,000,000,000 bill for drug-related 
        criminal and medical costs in 1997, which is more than we spent in 
        1997's Federal budget for programs to fund education, transportation and 
        infrastructure improvements, agriculture, energy, space and all foreign 
        aid combined;
Whereas 34 percent of Americans see drug interdiction as a top priority foreign 
        policy issue, above illegal immigration and the threat of terrorism, and 
        39 percent of Americans believe decreasing drug trafficking should be 
        our primary objective in United States policy toward Latin America; and
Whereas the week of September 13 through 19, 1998 has been designated as the 
        ``Drug-Free America Blue Ribbon Campaign Week'' to remind our children 
        that they are not alone in the fight for a Drug-Free America: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that--
            (1) the House declares its commitment to create a Drug-Free 
        America;
            (2) the Members of the House should work personally to 
        mobilize kids, parents, faith-based and community 
        organizations, educators, local officials and law enforcement 
        officers, as well as coaches and athletes to wage a winning war 
        on drugs;
            (3) the House pledges to pass legislation that provides the 
        weapons and tools necessary to protect our children and our 
        communities from the dangers of drug addiction and violence; 
        and
            (4) the United States will fight this war on drugs on three 
        major battlefronts:
                    (A) Deterring demand.
                    (B) Stopping supply.
                    (C) Increasing accountability.
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