[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 199 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 199

Designating the week of October 24, 1999, through October 30, 1999, and 
 the week of October 22, 2000, through October 28, 2000, as ``National 
              Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 7, 1999

   Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
   Levin, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
 Sarbanes, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Chafee, 
Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Graham, 
 Mr. Durbin, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
   Smith of Oregon, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Frist) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Designating the week of October 24, 1999, through October 30, 1999, and 
 the week of October 22, 2000, through October 28, 2000, as ``National 
              Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''.

Whereas lead poisoning is a leading environmental health hazard to children in 
        the United States;
Whereas according to the United States Center for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, 890,000 preschool children in the United States have harmful 
        levels of lead in their blood;
Whereas lead poisoning may cause serious, long-term harm to children, including 
        reduced intelligence and attention span, behavior problems, learning 
        disabilities, and impaired growth;
Whereas children from low-income families are 8 times more likely to be poisoned 
        by lead than those from high income families;
Whereas children may become poisoned by lead in water, soil, or consumable 
        products;
Whereas most children are poisoned in their homes through exposure to lead 
        particles when lead-based paint deteriorates or is disturbed during home 
        renovation and repainting; and
Whereas lead poisoning crosses all barriers of race, income, and geography: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
    (1) designates the week of October 24, 1999, through October 30, 
1999, and the week of October 22, 2000, through October 28, 2000, as 
``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''; and
    (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation calling upon 
the people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate 
programs and activities.
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