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1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 1397
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Resolution 1397 by |
3 | | replacing everything after the heading with the following: |
4 | | "WHEREAS, According to new research from the United |
5 | | Nations, growing antimicrobial resistance linked
to the |
6 | | careless disposal of drugs and some chemicals is one of the |
7 | | most worrying health threats today;
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8 | | WHEREAS, Studies have linked the misuse of antibiotics over |
9 | | the last several decades to increasing
resistance, but the role |
10 | | of the antibiotic disposal has received little attention; and |
11 | | WHEREAS, Improvements in the use of medically important |
12 | | antibiotics will help maintain these
important tools for |
13 | | disease treatment and control; and |
14 | | WHEREAS, United Nations environmental scientists warn that |
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1 | | careless disposal of antibiotics could
produce antibiotic |
2 | | resistant bacteria; and |
3 | | WHEREAS, Solving the issue will mean addressing the |
4 | | disposal of antibiotic pharmaceuticals; therefore,
be it |
5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
that we urge the U.S. |
7 | | Congress to review existing federal laws for the disposal of |
8 | | unused antibiotics and
to pass new laws to prevent the creation |
9 | | of antibiotic resistant bacteria and to fund research into the
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10 | | treatment of, and creation of, new drugs to fight antibiotic |
11 | | resistant bacteria; and be it further |
12 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
13 | | delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate
Majority |
14 | | Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck |
15 | | Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the
House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of |
16 | | Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members |
17 | | of the
Illinois Congressional Delegation."
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