[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 457 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 457
Designating the week of October 24, 2004, through October 30, 2004, as
``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 10, 2004
Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Bond, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Sarbanes, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Carper, Mr. Chafee,
Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. DeWine, Mr.
Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham
of Florida, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kohl, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Lugar, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Santorum,
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reid, Mr. Talent,
and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was considered
and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Designating the week of October 24, 2004, through October 30, 2004, 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, 434,000
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 8 times 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 24, 2004, through
October 30, 2004, as ``National Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Week''; and
(2) requests that the President issue a proclamation
calling upon the people of the United States to observe such
week with appropriate programs and activities.
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