Title: 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.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Expresses support for efforts to: (1) exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, and (2) encourage health care professionals to educate parents and children about sun-safe behaviors. Encourages schools to allow students to possess sunscreen without restriction and without physician authorization.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 282 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 282

    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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2017

 Mr. Dent (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Jenkins of 
  West Virginia, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Cooper) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
 on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
 and the Workforce, 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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                               RESOLUTION


 
    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.

Whereas increasing intermittent sun exposure in childhood and during one's 
        lifetime is associated with an increased risk of squamous cell 
        carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma;
Whereas even one blistering sunburn during childhood or adolescence can nearly 
        double a person's chance of developing melanoma later in life, while 
        five or more blistering sunburns in late adolescence increases one's 
        melanoma risk by 80 percent and nonmelanoma risk by 68 percent;
Whereas despite an excellent safety profile, sunscreen is not allowed in many 
        schools without physician authorization;
Whereas in these cases, sunscreen is usually required to be stored in a locked 
        cabinet in the nurse's office;
Whereas no published studies show that sunscreens that meet FDA standards are 
        toxic to humans or hazardous to human health; and
Whereas research shows that wearing sunscreen can prevent sunburn and reduce the 
        risk of skin cancer and premature aging: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, 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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