,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1         
#bjai,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for     
herself1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 and   
,mr4 ,payne7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,april #bjai as ,alcohol 
,responsibility ,month and supporting   
the goals and ideals of responsible     
decisions regarding alcohol4  ,whereas1 
in #bjag1 an estimated #aj1hgd people   
were killed in the ,united ,states in   
drunk driving crashes involving a driver
 with a ,,bac of 4#jh or greater1       
impacting countless family members1     
friends1 and communities2 ,whereas1 in  
#bjag1 one person died in a drunk       
driving crash on average every #dh      
minutes2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1 about      
#g1djj1jjj ,americans between the ages  
of #ab to #bj1 nearly #bj percent of the

 age group for whom alcohol consumption 
is illegal1 reported consuming alcohol  
in the past #cj days2 ,whereas research 
shows that a lifetime of conversations  
between parents and their children about
 alcohol1 beginning at an early age1 can
 help prevent underage drinking and     
alcohol abuse2 ,whereas the potential   
danger for young people to be involved  
in alcohol-related crashes escalates    
during prom and graduation season2      
,whereas many ,state attorneys general  
are launching underage drinking         
prevention messages and programs in     
their ,states and communities2 and      
,whereas ,april has been dedicated to   
alcohol awareness since #aihg and more  
than awareness is needed to further     
reduce drunk driving and underage       
drinking3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
supports the designation of ,alcohol    
,responsibility ,month and supports the 
goals and ideals of responsible         
decisions regarding alcohol2  7#b7      

encourages parents to be responsible    
role models and to have ongoing         
conversations about the dangers of      
alcohol abuse throughout their          
children's childhood1 adolescence1 and  
into adulthood2  7#c7 condemns the      
pervasiveness of alcohol-impaired       
driving and tragedy2 and  7#d7 promotes 
the responsible consumption of alcohol  
by adults in the ,united ,states4