,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ag1 #bjbe,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4        
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,welch1 
and ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,health1  
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,affirming that the       
,federal ,government should support     
school district investment in clean     
school buses4  ,whereas diesel exhaust  
from school buses is a major source of  
local air pollution1 including fine     
particulate matter 7,,pm#b4e71 nitrogen 
oxides 7,n,ox71 and volatile organic    
compounds 7,v,o,cs72 ,whereas children  
face higher health risk from air        
pollution because of their smaller1     
still developing lungs1 leading to      
increased rates of asthma1 heart        
disease1 and lung disease2 ,whereas     

approximately #c out of #aj children in 
the ,united ,states take a school bus to
 get to school2 ,whereas the air        
pollution from diesel school buses can  
enter school buildings and degrade      
classroom air quality2 ,whereas air     
pollution-related diseases lead to      
missed days of school and hamper the    
education of children2 ,whereas the     
replacement of diesel school buses with 
clean school buses1 including electric  
school buses1 would dramatically reduce 
local air pollution1 and improve the    
health and educational attainment of    
children2 and ,whereas ,congress1 on a  
bipartisan basis1 has historically      
supported funding for replacing diesel  
school buses with cleaner alternatives1 
including through the ,infrastructure   
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law
 #aag-eh2 #ace ,stat4 #dbi73 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate      
affirms that the ,federal ,government   
should support school district          
investment in clean school buses4