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AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 1397 


2    AMENDMENT NO. ___.  Amend Senate Resolution 1397 by 
3replacing everything after the heading with the following:
 
4    "WHEREAS, According to new research from the United 
5Nations, growing antimicrobial resistance linked
to the 
6careless disposal of drugs and some chemicals is one of the 
7most worrying health threats today;
and
 
8    WHEREAS, Studies have linked the misuse of antibiotics over 
9the last several decades to increasing
resistance, but the role 
10of the antibiotic disposal has received little attention; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Improvements in the use of medically important 
12antibiotics will help maintain these
important tools for 
13disease treatment and control; and
 
14    WHEREAS, United Nations environmental scientists warn that 
 
 
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1careless disposal of antibiotics could
produce antibiotic 
2resistant bacteria; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Solving the issue will mean addressing the 
4disposal of antibiotic pharmaceuticals; therefore,
be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
that we urge the U.S. 
7Congress to review existing federal laws for the disposal of 
8unused antibiotics and
to pass new laws to prevent the creation 
9of antibiotic resistant bacteria and to fund research into the

10treatment of, and creation of, new drugs to fight antibiotic 
11resistant bacteria; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
13delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate
Majority 
14Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck 
15Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the
House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of 
16Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members 
17of the
Illinois Congressional Delegation."