[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 476 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 476

   Recognizing the 30th anniversary of Students Against Destructive 
                           Decisions (SADD).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2011

 Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
  Israel, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sires, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
 Keating, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. Tsongas) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the 30th anniversary of Students Against Destructive 
                           Decisions (SADD).

Whereas SADD has been empowering young people to lead education and prevention 
        initiatives against destructive decisions since it was originally 
        founded as Students Against Driving Drunk in 1981 in Wayland, 
        Massachusetts;
Whereas in 1997, in response to requests from SADD students themselves, SADD 
        expanded its mission and changed its name to Students Against 
        Destructive Decisions;
Whereas SADD's current mission is to provide students with the best prevention 
        tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug 
        use, risky and impaired driving, teen violence and suicide, and other 
        destructive decisions;
Whereas SADD currently has nearly 10,000 chapters in middle schools, high 
        schools, and colleges across all 50 States with over 350,000 actively 
        participating members serving millions of students and community 
        members;
Whereas SADD's unique approach involves young people delivering education and 
        prevention messages to their peers through school- and community-wide 
        activities and campaigns responsive to the needs of their particular 
        locations. Projects may include peer-led classes and theme-focused 
        forums, teen workshops, conferences and rallies, prevention education 
        and leadership training, awareness-raising activities, and legislative 
        work;
Whereas SADD continues to effectively encourage and facilitate communication 
        between young people and their parents regarding potentially destructive 
        decisions related to alcohol, drugs, peer pressure, and behavior through 
        the development of the Contract for Life; and
Whereas SADD successfully campaigns and maintains partnerships with many Federal 
        and State agencies and other nonprofit groups and foundations that 
        promote positive youth development: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, that the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of SADD as the Nation's 
        leading youth-based peer-to-peer prevention, education, and 
        activism organization;
            (2) commends SADD for its dedication to healthy youth 
        development and the prevention of destructive decisions 
        involving underage drinking, drug use, and violence;
            (3) acknowledges the 30 years of positive impact SADD has 
        had on both individuals and communities through the United 
        States and abroad;
            (4) supports SADD to continue to grow and serve youth both 
        nationally and internationally; and
            (5) encourages the people of the United States to support 
        SADD and celebrate this important milestone with a special 
        event called ``Celebrate 30 With SADD: Lighting the Way,'' 
        involving students, teachers, parents, and other community 
        members.
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