[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 278 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 278

Designating the week of October 23, 2005, through October 29, 2005, as 
         ``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 18, 2005

Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bond, Mrs. 
Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Cochran, 
    Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
   Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, 
 Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Talent, Mr. Conrad, and Ms. 
Murkowski) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Designating the week of October 23, 2005, through October 29, 2005, 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, 310,000 
        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 significantly more likely to be 
        poisoned by lead than are children from high-income families;
Whereas children may be poisoned by lead in water, soil, or consumable products;
Whereas children most often 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 23, 2005, through 
        October 29, 2005, as ``National Childhood Lead Poisoning 
        Prevention Week''; and
            (2) calls upon the people of the United States to observe 
        the week with appropriate programs and activities.
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