Archive: Congress

  • Resolution on Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act October 11, 2013

    Resolution on Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Model Policy Since 1965, the Title 1 programs of the federal Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has failed to boost the academic achievement of the students the program purports to serve, WHEREAS, the federal involvement in education ties the hands of the states with mandates, paperwork, and bureaucracy, WHEREAS, Congress does not allow states to consolidate the funds in the Title 1 programs of ESEA program to help existing state reforms and in some cases hinders state reform, Now therefore be it resolved that: the {legislative body} of […]

  • Resolution in support of modernizing the federal Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 August 26, 2013

    Resolution in support of modernizing the federal Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 WHEREAS, American consumers deserve to have confidence that the products they buy, when used for their intended purposes, are safe; and WHEREAS, a federal chemical management program should place protecting the public health – including children’s health — as its highest priority; and WHEREAS, the federal chemical management program should preserve America’s role as the world’s leading innovator and employer in the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce and use of chemicals; and WHEREAS, the current chemical management law, the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) was signed into […]