PRINTER'S NO. 2170
No. 333 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY WATERS, BISHOP, JAMES, WASHINGTON, KIRKLAND,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BROWNE, COY, CRUZ, DeWEESE,
DiGIROLAMO, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HORSEY, LEDERER,
MANDERINO, PISTELLA, READSHAW, REICHLEY, YOUNGBLOOD, COHEN
AND D. EVANS, JUNE 24, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
JUNE 24, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Requesting the Health and Human Services Committee to study and
2 make legislative recommendations on the harmful effects of
3 lead poisoning.
4 WHEREAS, Lead is a highly toxic metal; and
5 WHEREAS, Lead poisoning is known to cause brain damage,
6 mental retardation, behavior problems, anemia, hearing loss,
7 hyperactivity, developmental delays, learning disabilities,
8 liver and kidney damage, seizures, coma and death; and
9 WHEREAS, There is a correlation between lead poisoning and
10 juvenile delinquency and violent behavior; and
11 WHEREAS, Pregnant women and children are most susceptible to
12 the effects of lead poisoning; and
13 WHEREAS, Lead poisoning is the number one preventable
14 environmental disease of children in the United States; and
15 WHEREAS, Lead poisoning disproportionately affects minority
16 families and lower-income families; and
1 WHEREAS, The national goal of the United States Department of
2 Health and Human Services is to eliminate childhood lead
3 poisoning in the United States by 2010; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives request the
5 Health and Human Services Committee to study and make
6 legislative recommendations on the harmful effects of lead
7 poisoning.
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