[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 69 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S5554]
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                         NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I turn to calendar 512, S. Res. 331, 
National Safety Month.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 331) designating June 2004 as 
     National Safety Week.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. WARNER. I ask consent that the resolution be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
and any statements related to the bill appear in the appropriate place 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 331) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 331

       Whereas the mission of the National Safety Council is to 
     educate and influence society to adopt safety, health, and 
     environmental policies, practices, and procedures that 
     prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses 
     arising from preventable causes;
       Whereas the National Safety Council works to protect lives 
     and promote health with innovative programs;
       Whereas the National Safety Council, founded in 1913, is 
     celebrating its 91st anniversary in 2004 as the premier 
     source of safety and health information, education, and 
     training in the United States;
       Whereas the National Safety Council was congressionally 
     chartered in 1953, and is celebrating its 51st anniversary in 
     2004 as a congressionally chartered organization;
       Whereas even with advancements in safety that create a 
     safer environment for the people of the United States, such 
     as new legislation and improvements in technology, the 
     unintentional-injury death toll is still unacceptable;
       Whereas citizens deserve a solution to nationwide safety 
     and health threats;
       Whereas such a solution requires the cooperation of all 
     levels of government, as well as the general public;
       Whereas the summer season, traditionally a time of 
     increased unintentional-injury fatalities, is an appropriate 
     time to focus attention on both the problem and the solution; 
     and
       Whereas the theme of ``National Safety Month'' for 2004 is 
     ``Crash-Free June'', a national initiative intended to reduce 
     motor vehicle crashes, which are the leading cause of injury 
     death in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates June 2004 as ``National Safety Month''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe such 
     month with appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote 
     acknowledgment, gratitude, and respect for the advances of 
     the National Safety Council and its mission.

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