,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,expressing concern regarding the       
prevalence of hexavalent chromium in    
drinking water in the ,united ,states4  
,whereas hexavalent chromium1 also      
referred to as chromium-#f1 was found at
 elevated levels in the drinking water  
sources of over #bjj1jjj1jjj ,americans 
in all #ej ,states2 ,whereas in #bjjh1  
the ,national ,toxicology ,program found
 that ingestion of hexavalent chromium  
was shown to cause increased incidences 
of cancer in laboratory rats and mice2  

,whereas in #bjaj1 the ,california      
,office of ,environmental ,health       
,hazard ,assessment set a public health 
goal for hexavalent chromium of #j4jb   
parts per billion in drinking water2    
,whereas in #bjaj1 ,new ,jersey's       
,drinking ,water ,quality ,institute    
drafted a health-based maximum          
contaminant level for hexavalent        
chromium of #j4jg parts per billion in  
drinking water2 ,whereas in #bjaf1 the  
,north ,carolina ,department of ,health 
and ,human ,services established a      
health based screening level for        
hexavalent chromium of #j4jg parts per  
billion in drinking water2 ,whereas     
between #bjad and #bjaf1 the levels of  
hexavalent chromium in test results     
collected by the ,environmental         
,protection ,agency for the zip code    
#ggjii contained areas that exceeded    
#f4j parts per billion based on analysis
 from the ,environmental ,working       
,group1 one of the leading environmental
 research organizations in the ,united  

,states2 ,whereas the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency is in the process of
 drafting a toxicological review of     
acceptable levels of hexavalent chromium
 found in drinking water2 and ,whereas  
all ,americans deserve access to clean  
drinking water3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes the importance of       
protecting the ,american people from    
drinking water polluted with            
carcinogens2  7#b7 encourages ,state and
 local governments to collaborate and   
set reasonable standards for hexavalent 
chromium in drinking water to ensure the
 safety of their constituents2  7#c7    
encourages the ,environmental           
,protection ,agency to complete their   
health review and establish standards   
for hexavalent chromium found in        
drinking water2  7#d7 encourages        
consideration of a tax break for persons
 living in areas that exceed standards  
established by the ,environmental       
,protection ,agency who purchase a      

filtration system to mitigate the       
effects of hexavalent chromium2 and     
7#e7 encourages appropriate agencies at 
all levels of government to determine   
the causes of harmful levels of         
hexavalent chromium and take appropriate
 mitigation actions4