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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 44 

Condemning the People’s Republic of China for its socially unacceptable 

business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe 

products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WOLF, Ms. FALLIN, and Mr. MCHENRY) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the People’s Republic of China for its socially 

unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment 

practices. 

Whereas millions of toys were imported into the United 

States from the People’s Republic of China and recalled 

in 2007 after the discovery that the paint on the toys 

contained high levels of lead; 

Whereas in the 110th Congress the House of Representatives 

passed H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, by a 407–0 vote; 


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Whereas the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act 

bans any product containing more than the specified safe 

level of lead that poses a threat to the consumer’s health 

and well-being; 

Whereas Americans expect that their trading partners are responsible, ethical, and diligent in providing high quality 

and safe products, especially those used by children; 

Whereas the Food and Drug Administration issued an import 

alert in March 2007 authorizing the detention of any 

wheat gluten imports from the Chinese firm Xuzhou 

Anying Biologic Technology Development Company of 

Peixian, China, whose wheat gluten, an ingredient used 

in commercial pet foods, was contaminated with the 

chemical melamine, which is used in the manufacture of 

plastics and as a slow-release fertilizer, and led to the 

deaths of pets in the United States; 

Whereas the People’s Republic of China continually pollutes 

the air and water to extreme levels in the production of 

its goods, often to irreversible levels; 

Whereas the People’s Republic of China is a member of the 

world community with a social responsibility to provide 

basic human rights to its citizens; 

Whereas, in June 2007, it was discovered that hundreds of 

people, including women and children, were forced to 

work in brick kilns, suffering from beatings and confinement; and 

Whereas workers in the People’s Republic of China often 

have wages withheld and are exposed to dangerous machinery and chemicals, such as lead, and unsafe working 

conditions: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) condemns the People’s Republic of China 

2 for producing unsafe products for sale; 

3 (2) condemns the People’s Republic of China 

4 for its disregard for the environment; 

5 (3) condemns the People’s Republic of China 

6 for exploiting workers; 

7 (4) encourages United States merchants to sus8 pend the importation of goods from China and sales 

9 of those goods until reforms of these abuses are 

10 made; and 

11 (5) encourages United States parents to care12 fully consider the ‘‘Made in China’’ label when pur13 chasing toys for their children due to potential high 

14 levels of toxic materials that may cause serious in15 jury or death. 

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