IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 747 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 
Mr. ELLZEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week. 
Whereas the National Family Partnership started the Red 
Ribbon Campaign in 1988— 
(1) to educate the people of the United States about 
the link between drug use and violence; 
(2) to preserve the memory of Enrique ‘‘Kiki’’ 
Camarena (referred to in the preamble as ‘‘Special Agent 
Camarena’’), a special agent of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration who— 
(A) served the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion for 11 years; and 
(B) was murdered in the line of duty in 1985, 
while engaged in the battle against illicit drugs; 
(3) to commemorate the service of Special Agent 
Camarena to the Drug Enforcement Administration and 
the people of the United States; and 
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(4) to further the cause for which Special Agent 
Camarena gave his life; 
Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign is the most longstanding 
drug use prevention program in the United States, bring-
ing drug awareness to millions of people in the United 
States each year; 
Whereas Red Ribbon Week is celebrated every year during 
the period of October 23 through October 31 by— 
(1) State Governors and attorneys general; 
(2) the National Family Partnership; 
(3) parent-teacher associations; 
(4) Boys and Girls Clubs of America; 
(5) the Young Marines; 
(6) the Drug Enforcement Administration; and 
(7) hundreds of other organizations throughout the 
United States; 
Whereas the objective of Red Ribbon Week is to promote the 
creation of drug-free communities through drug use pre-
vention efforts, education programs, parental involve-
ment, and community-wide support through specific ac-
tions such as lighting up buildings and landmarks, and 
activities that engage the public; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, drug overdoses are the leading cause of death 
in people in the United States between the ages of 18 to 
45, outnumbering deaths by firearms, motor vehicle 
crashes, suicide, or homicide; 
Whereas approximately 107,735 people died from drug 
overdoses in the United States in 2022; 
Whereas reducing the demand for illicit controlled substances 
would— 
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(1) curtail lethal addictions and overdoses; and 
(2) reduce the violence associated with drug traf-
ficking; 
Whereas, although public awareness of illicit drug use is in-
creasing, emerging drug threats and growing epidemics 
continue to demand attention; 
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration hosts a Na-
tional Take Back Day twice a year, on the last Saturdays 
of October and April, for the public to safely dispose of 
unused or expired prescription drugs that can lead to ac-
cidental poisoning, overdose, or misuse; 
Whereas the National Family Partnership hosts Lock Your 
Meds, a multi-media campaign and program to encourage 
individuals, businesses, and communities to dispose of 
drugs appropriately and to reduce the demand for drugs; 
Whereas Lock Your Meds is statewide in Idaho, North Caro-
lina, and throughout the southeastern United States; 
Whereas synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and the analogues 
of fentanyl devastated communities and families at an 
unprecedented rate, claiming more than 70,000 lives in 
2022; 
Whereas the presence of fentanyl and the analogues of 
fentanyl pose hazards to police officers and law enforce-
ment agents; 
Whereas 6 out of 10 pills tested at Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration laboratories contain a potentially deadly 
dose of fentanyl; 
Whereas Drug Enforcement Administration has created a 
special exhibit, entitled ‘‘The Faces of Fentanyl’’, to com-
memorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning and has 
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received over 5,000 photos as of the date of enactment 
of this resolution; 
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration seized more 
than 58,400,000 fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills 
and more than 13,000 pounds of fentanyl powder in 
2022; 
Whereas, from 2019 to 2020, more than 13,000 people in the 
United States died from a drug overdose involving heroin, 
a rate of more than 4 deaths for every 100,000 people 
in the United States; 
Whereas, from 2018 to 2019, drug overdose deaths involving 
cocaine increased by nearly 9 percent, with almost 16,000 
people in the United States dying in 2019 from such an 
overdose, the highest recorded total in the 21st century; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 2,500,000 people in the United States aged 
12 or older reported having used methamphetamine in 
2020; 
Whereas psychostimulants with abuse potential, such as 
methamphetamine, were involved in 1.3 times as many 
drug overdose deaths as cocaine; 
Whereas parents, young people, schools, businesses, law en-
forcement agencies, religious institutions and faith-based 
organizations, service organizations, senior citizens, med-
ical and military personnel, sports teams, and individuals 
throughout the United States will demonstrate their com-
mitment to healthy, productive, and drug-free lifestyles 
by wearing and displaying red ribbons during the week- 
long celebration of Red Ribbon Week; and 
Whereas the National Family Partnership is forming a part-
nership with the grassroots group Fentanyl Fathers to 
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stream the movie ‘‘Dead on Arrival’’ nationally in order 
to educate and inspire the public to participate in solving 
the fentanyl epidemic: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon 
Week; 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to wear and display red ribbons during Red Ribbon 
Week to symbolize their commitment to healthy, 
drug-free lifestyles; 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to light up buildings and landmarks to send a drug- 
free message; 
(4) encourages children, teens, and other indi-
viduals to choose to live drug-free lives; and 
(5) encourages the people of the United 
States— 
(A) to promote the creation of drug-free 
communities; and 
(B) to participate in drug use prevention 
activities to show support for healthy, produc-
tive, and drug-free lifestyles. 
Æ 
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