IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 700 
Supporting the We Don’t Serve Teens campaign. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2007 
Mrs. BONO (for herself and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the We Don’t Serve Teens campaign. 
Whereas the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health 
conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration estimates there are 11,000,000 
underage alcoholic beverage drinkers in the United 
States; 
Whereas research shows that young people who start drinking 
alcoholic beverages before the age of 15 are 4 times more 
likely to develop an alcohol-related disorder later in life; 
Whereas surveys show that 17 percent of 8th graders, 33 
percent of high school sophomores, and 47 percent of 
high school seniors report recent drinking of alcoholic 
beverages; 
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Whereas in a 2003 survey of such drinkers ages 10 to 18, 
65 percent said they got the alcohol from family members 
or friends—some took alcohol from their home or a 
friend’s home without permission, and in other cases 
adults, siblings, or friends provided the alcohol; 
Whereas the Surgeon General issued a national Call to Ac-
tion against underage drinking in March 2007, asking 
Americans to do more to stop current underage drinkers 
from using alcohol and to keep other youth from starting 
to drink alcohol before the age of 21; 
Whereas the Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free ini-
tiative is a coalition of Governors’ spouses, Federal agen-
cies, and public and private organizations which specifi-
cally targets prevention of drinking in the 9- to 15-year- 
old age group; 
Whereas the National Alliance to Prevent Underage Drinking 
is a coalition of public health, law enforcement, religious, 
treatment and prevention, and other organizations with 
the goal of supporting and promoting implementation of 
a comprehensive strategy to reduce underage drinking; 
Whereas the best protections against underage drinking are 
comprehensive prevention and enforcement strategies 
that include educating parents and members of the com-
munity; 
Whereas beverage alcohol is a unique product and is regu-
lated in such a way as to encourage social responsibility; 
Whereas parents should be encouraged to talk to their chil-
dren about the dangers of underage drinking; 
Whereas the goal of the We Don’t Serve Teens campaign is 
to educate parents and community leaders about effective 
ways of reducing underage drinking; 
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(2) encourages people across the Nation to take 
advantage of the wealth of information that can be 
used to combat such underage drinking; and 
(3) commends the leadership and continuing ef-
forts of all groups working to reduce such underage 
drinking, including State and local officials, the Fed-
eral Trade Commission, community groups, public 
health organizations, law enforcement, and the bev-
erage alcohol industry. 
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