[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 52 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 52

 Expressing the sense of Congress that all major sports organizations 
   should ban the use of ephedra and dietary supplements containing 
                               ephedrine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2003

   Ms. Hooley of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Hayworth) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that all major sports organizations 
   should ban the use of ephedra and dietary supplements containing 
                               ephedrine.

Whereas, over the last decade, the use of ephedra and dietary supplements 
        containing ephedrine have gained increased acceptance as a weight-loss 
        supplement and as a workout enhancer;
Whereas ephedrine increases heart rate and blood pressure, which can result in a 
        potentially dangerous--and even deadly--combination for an athlete 
        engaged in high-intensity workouts;
Whereas, in 2000, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study 
        implicating ephedra usage in 54 deaths and approximately 1,000 serious 
        illnesses;
Whereas a number of recent deaths of collegiate and professional athletes have 
        been linked to ephedrine use; and
Whereas ephedrine has been banned by the National Football League, the National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association, the International Federation Football 
        Associations (FIFA), and the International Olympic Committee: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that all major sports organizations 
should ban the use of ephedra and dietary supplements containing 
ephedrine.
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