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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are concerned with any potential danger to the |
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| children of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Young children are not capable of differentiating |
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| between a toy and a fire tool; and
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| WHEREAS, Hundreds of novelty lighters that resemble toys |
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| are sold at stores across America; and
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| WHEREAS, These novelty lighters do not meet existing |
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| child-resistant cigarette lighter safety standards; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge the United States Congress to support a ban on the sale of |
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| novelty lighters that resemble toys; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, |
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| the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the United |
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| States House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the |
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| House of Representatives, and to each member of the Illinois |