IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 370 

Expressing support for designation of April 27, 2009, as ‘‘National Healthy 

Schools Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2009 

Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. 

CHANDLER, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. KIRK, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. 

LUJA ́N, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. HARE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. MCMAHON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. FUDGE, 

Mr. WELCH, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. MAFFEI, 

Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. 

LOWEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Ms. KOSMAS, Mrs. 

DAHLKEMPER, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for designation of April 27, 2009, as 

‘‘National Healthy Schools Day’’. 

Whereas there are approximately 54,000,000 children and 

7,000,000 adults who spend their days in the Nation’s 

120,000 public and private schools; 

Whereas over half of schools in the United States have problems linked to indoor air quality; 


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Whereas children are more vulnerable to environmental hazards as they breathe in more air per pound of body 

weight due to their developing systems; 

Whereas children spend an average of 30 to 50 hours per 

week in school; 

Whereas poor indoor environmental quality is associated with 

a wide range of problems that include poor concentration, 

respiratory illnesses, learning difficulties, and cancer; 

Whereas an average of 1 out of every 13 school-age children 

has asthma, the leading cause of school absenteeism, accounting for approximately 14,700,000 missed school 

days each year; 

Whereas the Nation’s schools spend approximately 

$8,000,000,000 a year on energy costs, causing officials 

to make very difficult decisions on cutting back much 

needed academic programs in efforts to maintain heat 

and electricity; 

Whereas healthy and high performance schools designed to 

reduce energy and maintenance costs, provide cleaner air, 

improve lighting, and reduce exposures to toxic substances provide a healthier and safer learning environment for children and improved academic achievement 

and well-being; 

Whereas new building construction, especially new school 

buildings, should be designed to meet energy efficiency 

standards, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards; 

Whereas green and healthy schools save on average $100,000 

per year on energy costs, enough to hire 2 teachers, buy 

200 new computers, or purchase 5,000 new textbooks; 


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Whereas converting all the Nation’s schools to green schools 

would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 33,200,000 

metric tons; 

Whereas Congress has demonstrated its interest in this compelling issue by including the Healthy High-Performance 

Schools Program in the No Child Left Behind Act and 

the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; 

Whereas our schools have the great responsibility of guiding 

the future of our children and our Nation; and 

Whereas April 27, 2009, would be an appropriate date to 

designate as ‘‘National Healthy Schools Day’’: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 

2 the designation of ‘‘National Healthy Schools Day’’. 

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