[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 73 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 73

         Designating March 11, 2013, as ``World Plumbing Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2013

    Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Boozman, and Mrs. Murray) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Designating March 11, 2013, as ``World Plumbing Day''.

Whereas the plumbing industry plays an important role in safeguarding the public 
        health of the people of the United States and the world;
Whereas 884,000,000 people around the world do not have access to safe drinking 
        water;
Whereas 2,600,000,000 people around the world live without adequate sanitation 
        facilities;
Whereas lack of sanitation is the leading cause of infection in the world;
Whereas, in the developing world, 24,000 children under the age of 5 die every 
        day from preventable causes, such as diarrhea contracted from unclean 
        water;
Whereas safe and efficient plumbing saves money and reduces future water supply 
        costs and infrastructure costs;
Whereas the installation of modern plumbing systems must be accomplished in a 
        specific and safe manner by trained professionals to prevent widespread 
        disease, which can be crippling and deadly to a community;
Whereas the people of the United States rely on plumbing professionals to 
        maintain, repair, and rebuild the aging water infrastructure of the 
        United States;
Whereas Congress and plumbing professionals across the United States and the 
        world are committed to safeguarding public health; and
Whereas the founding organization of World Plumbing Day, the World Plumbing 
        Council, is currently chaired by GP Russ Chaney, a United States 
        citizen: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates March 11, 2013, as ``World 
Plumbing Day''.
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