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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai ,mr4
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resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
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 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
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provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,resolution         
,express+ conc]n reg>d+ ! preval5ce (   
hexaval5t *romium 9 dr9k+ wat] 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas hexaval5t        
*romium1 also ref]r$ to z *romium-#f1 0 
f\nd at elevat$ levels 9 ! dr9k+ wat]   
s\rces ( ov] #bjj1jjj1jjj ,am]icans 9   
all #ej ,/ates2 ,:]eas 9 #bjjh1 !       
,national ,toxicology ,program f\nd t   
+e/ion ( hexaval5t *romium 0 %[n to     
cause increas$ incid5ces ( canc] 9      
laboratory rats & mice2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaj1 
! ,cali=nia ,(fice ( ,environm5tal      
,heal? ,haz>d ,assessm5t set a public   
heal? goal = hexaval5t *romium ( #j4jb  

p>ts p] billion 9 dr9k+ wat]2 ,:]eas 9  
#bjaj1 ,new ,j]sey's ,dr9k+ ,wat]       
,quality ,in/itute draft$ a heal?-bas$  
maximum contam9ant level = hexaval5t    
*romium ( #j4jg p>ts p] billion 9 dr9k+ 
wat]2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaf1 ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
e/abli%$ a heal? bas$ scre5+ level =    
hexaval5t *romium ( #j4jg p>ts p]       
billion 9 dr9k+ wat]2 ,:]eas betwe5     
#bjad & #bjaf1 ! levels ( hexaval5t     
*romium 9 te/ results collect$ by !     
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy = ! zip
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,environm5tal ,work+ ,gr\p1 "o ( ! lead+
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,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,environm5tal   
,protection ,ag5cy is 9 ! process (     
draft+ a toxicological review (         
acceptable levels ( hexaval5t *romium   
f\nd 9 dr9k+ wat]2 & ,:]eas all         
,am]icans des]ve access to clean dr9k+  
wat]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 recognizes !    

importance ( protect+ ! ,am]ican p f    
dr9k+ wat] pollut$ ) c>c9og5s2  7#b7    
enc\rages ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts to    
collaborate & set reasonable /&>ds =    
hexaval5t *romium 9 dr9k+ wat] to ensure
 ! safety ( _! con/itu5ts2  7#c7        
enc\rages ! ,environm5tal ,protection   
,ag5cy to complete _! heal? review &    
e/abli% /&>ds = hexaval5t *romium f\nd 9
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consid]ation ( a tax break = p]sons liv+
 9 areas t exce$ /&>ds e/abli%$ by !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy :o     
pur*ase a filtration sy/em to mitigate !
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enc\rages appropriate ag5cies at all    
levels ( gov]nm5t to det]m9e ! causes ( 
h>mful levels ( hexaval5t *romium & take
 appropriate mitigation actions4