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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1397

WHEREAS, According to new research from the United Nations, growing antimicrobial resistance linked to the careless disposal of drugs and some chemicals is one of the most worrying health threats today; and

WHEREAS, Studies have linked the misuse of antibiotics over the last several decades to increasing resistance, but the role of the antibiotic disposal has received little attention; and

WHEREAS, Improvements in the use of medically important antibiotics will help maintain these important tools for disease treatment and control; and

WHEREAS, United Nations environmental scientists warn that careless disposal of antibiotics could produce antibiotic resistant bacteria; and

WHEREAS, Solving the issue will mean addressing the disposal of antibiotic pharmaceuticals; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the U.S. Congress to review existing federal laws for the disposal of unused antibiotics and to pass new laws to prevent the creation of antibiotic resistant bacteria and to fund research into the treatment of, and creation of, new drugs to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.