[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. Res. 195 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 195

   Recognizing the spirit of Jacob Mock Doub and his contribution to 
   encouraging youth to be physically active and fit, and expressing 
        support for ``National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 11, 2005

    Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Salazar) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                          Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the spirit of Jacob Mock Doub and his contribution to 
   encouraging youth to be physically active and fit, and expressing 
        support for ``National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day''.

Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity 
        rates have nearly tripled in adolescents in the United States since 
        1980;
Whereas overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight 
        or obese adults;
Whereas research conducted by the National Institutes of Health indicates that, 
        while genetics do play a role in childhood obesity, the large increase 
        in childhood obesity rates over the past few decades can be traced to 
        overeating and lack of sufficient exercise;
Whereas the Surgeon General and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and 
        Sports recommend regular physical activity, including bicycling, for the 
        prevention of overweight and obesity;
Whereas Jacob Mock ``Jack'' Doub, born July 11, 1985, was actively involved in 
        encouraging others, especially children, to ride bicycles;
Whereas Jack Doub, an active youth with an avid interest in the outdoors, was 
        introduced to mountain biking at the age of 11 near Grandfather 
        Mountain, North Carolina, and quickly became a talented cyclist;
Whereas Jack Doub won almost every cross-country race he entered for 2 years 
        and, between the ages of 14 and 17, became a top national-level downhill 
        and slalom competitor;
Whereas Jack Doub placed second in the junior expert dual slalom at the 2002 
        National Off-Road Bicycling Association's National Championship Series 
        at Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia;
Whereas Jack Doub died unexpectedly from complications related to a bicycling 
        injury on October 21, 2002;
Whereas Jack Doub's family and friends have joined, in association with the 
        International Mountain Bicycling Association, to honor Jack Doub's 
        spirit and love of bicycling by establishing the Jack Doub Memorial Fund 
        to promote and encourage children of all ages to learn to ride and lead 
        a physically active lifestyle;
Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association's worldwide network, 
        which is based in Boulder, Colorado, includes 32,000 individual members, 
        more than 450 bicycle clubs, 140 corporate partners, and 240 bicycle 
        retailer members, who coordinate more than 1,000,000 volunteer trail 
        work hours each year and have built more than 5,000 miles of new trails;
Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association has encouraged low-
        impact riding and volunteer trail work participation since 1988; and
Whereas ``National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day'' was established in honor of 
        Jack Doub in 2004 by the International Mountain Bicycling Association, 
        and is celebrated on the first Saturday in October of each year: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes--
                    (A) the health risks associated with childhood 
                obesity;
                    (B) the spirit of Jacob Mock ``Jack'' Doub; and
                    (C) Jack Doub's contribution to encouraging youth 
                of all ages to be physically active and fit, especially 
                through bicycling;
            (2) supports the goals and ideals of ``National Take a Kid 
        Mountain Biking Day'', which was established in honor of Jack 
        Doub in 2004 by the International Mountain Bicycling 
        Association, and is celebrated on the first Saturday in October 
        of each year; and
            (3) encourages parents, schools, civic organizations, and 
        students to support the International Mountain Bicycling 
        Association's ``National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day'' to 
        promote increased physical activity among youth in the United 
        States.
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