[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 24197-24198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 316--DESIGNATING THE WEEKS OF OCTOBER 21 THROUGH 
  OCTOBER 27, 2007 AS ``NATIONAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION 
                                 WEEK''

  Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Biden, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Obama, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, 
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Inouye, 
and Mr. Dodd) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 316

       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, 240,000 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;

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       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 21 through October 27, 
     2007, as ``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention 
     Week''; and
       (2) calls upon the people of the United States to observe 
     National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week with 
     appropriate programs and activities.

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