[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 166 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 166

Designating the week of October 21, 2001, through October 27, 2001, and 
 the week of October 20, 2002, through October 26, 2002, as ``National 
              Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 3, 2001

   Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Bayh, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Chafee, Mr. Cleland, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corzine, Mr. DeWine, 
   Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. 
    Feinstein, Mr. Frist, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
  Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Wellstone) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Designating the week of October 21, 2001, through October 27, 2001, and 
 the week of October 20, 2002, through October 26, 2002, 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 Centers 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 21, 2001, through 
        October 27, 2001, and the week of October 20, 2002, through 
        October 26, 2002, 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 
        weeks with appropriate programs and activities.
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