Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.

H. Res. 323 · 116th Congress · Apr 15, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

supports Federal, State, and local efforts to exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools and encourages all schools to allow students to possess sunscreen at school without restriction and without requiring physician authorization;

(2)

encourages State, local, and community entities, including schools and summer camps, to develop policies that provide for the use of and access to sunscreen and articles of sun-protective clothing; and

(3)

supports initiatives and efforts to encourage physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, through pediatric wellness exams and other opportunities, to educate parents and their children about sun-safe behaviors, including instructions on how to apply sunscreen and effectively wear comprehensive sun-protective clothing.

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Apr 15, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Sánchez) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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