S2274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 20, 2015 Compensation Fund of 2001, and for products and mimics the hormone es- color additive in hair dyes; methylene other purposes. trogen. This has the potential to dis- glycol/formaldehyde, which is used in S. 946 rupt the endocrine system, which can hair treatments; propyl paraben, which At the request of Mr. KIRK, the lead to a variety of health concerns is used as a preservative in a wide names of the Senator from California such as reproductive system disorders. range of products including shampoo, (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from In light of this and other examples, conditioner and lotion; quaternium-15, Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI) were added as consumers deserve to know that the which is used as a preservative in a cosponsors of S. 946, a bill to amend products they use every day are safe. wide range of products including sham- title 49, United States Code, to prohibit To do this, Federal oversight of the poo, shaving cream, skin creams and the transportation of horses in inter- personal care products industry needs cleansers. state transportation in a motor vehicle to be strengthened. FDA may deem an ingredient safe, containing 2 or more levels stacked on Europe has a robust system of over- unsafe, or safe under certain uses or top of one another. sight for personal care products, in- conditions. FDA will also be empow- cluding consumer protections like S. 962 ered to require warning labels on prod- product registration and ingredient re- ucts with certain ingredients, as appro- At the request of Mr. REED, the name views, but in the United States, the in- of the Senator from Massachusetts priate, and limit the amount of an in- dustry is regulated largely on a vol- gredient that may be used in certain (Ms. WARREN) was added as a cosponsor untary basis, with a sparse patchwork of S. 962, a bill to extend the same Fed- products. For example, some ingredi- of state regulations. The Food and eral benefits to law enforcement offi- ents may only be safe when used by Drug Administration, FDA, has little cers serving private institutions of professionals in a salon or spa setting. authority, operating under a Federal The structure of the legislation en- higher education and rail carriers that law from the 1930s that has seen little courages, and relies on, public input. apply to law enforcement officers serv- change since. Consumers rightly expect There are many opportunities built in ing units of State and local govern- that basic protective measures to en- for consumer groups, companies, med- ment. sure the safety of personal care product ical professionals, scientists and the S. 974 ingredients are in place, but the reality public to weigh in with feedback on the At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the is that FDA doesn’t even have manda- ingredients that should be prioritized name of the Senator from Washington tory recall authority for products that for review and scientific information (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- pose significant harm to human health. that FDA should consider regarding sor of S. 974, a bill to amend the Fair I have been working with consumer the safety of those ingredients. FDA is Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit groups, companies and FDA to put to- required to provide a yearly update to employment of children in tobacco-re- gether a bipartisan, middle of the road Congress and the public on its progress lated agriculture by deeming such em- bill to update the regulatory structure in reviewing these ingredients and the ployment as oppressive child labor. for personal care products, provide a new oversight system. S. 998 streamlined national system of over- Many companies follow strict vol- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the sight and accountability, and review untary standards for manufacturing name of the Senator from North Caro- the safety of specific chemicals in under proper conditions, but the cur- lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon- these products. I am grateful to my rent lack of a Federal standard leaves sor of S. 998, a bill to establish a proc- colleague, Senator COLLINS, for work- this to chance. Under this legislation, ess for the consideration of temporary ing with me in this effort. FDA sets Good Manufacturing Practice duty suspensions and reductions, and Today we are introducing the Per- guidelines to ensure companies meet a for other purposes. sonal Care Products Safety Act, a com- minimum standard. Companies will f prehensive step forward. The bill, also need to report adverse health which is the result of feedback we re- events related to their products to STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED ceived from a wide range of stake- FDA. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS holders, addresses consumer safety As more consumers choose to shop By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself concerns and provides a modernized, online, it is of growing importance that and Ms. COLLINS): predictable and straightforward system they have access to the same product S. 1014. A bill to amend the Federal of compliance for companies. information they would see in a store. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to en- The Personal Care Products Safety This bill requires all personal care sure the safety of cosmetics; to the Act will, for the first time, enable the products sold online to include infor- Committee on Health, Education, public to know which companies, mation that is on the label. Consumers Labor, and Pensions. whether they are American or foreign, will be able to see all ingredients list- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, the are producing and distributing personal ed, along with any product warnings use of personal care products is vir- care products through a registration and other important information on tually universal in this country. These system operated by FDA. Companies use. products include everything from will provide information about the in- We also take steps to reduce animal shampoo and hair dye to deodorant and gredients in their products and attest testing in personal care products, and lotion. to their safety. This updated system direct FDA to encourage the use of al- Troubling examples of negative will be supported by user fees paid by ternatives and provide specific guid- health effects call into question the the industry. ance to companies on non-animal test- safety of some of the chemicals used in Under this legislation, FDA will re- ing methods that are seen as accept- these products. view at least five chemical ingredients able. For example, methylene glycol, per year for their safety and appro- This legislation is the product of which turns into formaldehyde when priate use in personal care products. In many different groups working to- heated, is a chemical in the popular determining which ingredients to gether. I am pleased to have the sup- hair smoothing treatment known as evaluate and their safety, many factors port of the Personal Care Products the ‘‘Brazilian Blowout’’. Short term must be considered, including how Council, which represents over 600 com- exposure has been reported to cause prevalent the ingredient is, the likely panies, Environmental Working Group, hair loss, rashes, blistered scalps, exposure, adverse event reports, and Society for Women’s Health Research, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, shortness of scientific studies from a wide range of HealthyWomen, and National Alliance breath and vomiting. Over the long sources. for Hispanic Health. These individual term, exposure is associated with an The first set of chemicals for review companies have also stepped forward to increased risk of cancer. includes: diazolidinyl urea, which is independently support the bill: John- Some ingredients in cosmetics may used as a preservative in a wide range son & Johnson, brands include only be safe for use in certain con- of products including deodorant, sham- Neutrogena, Aveeno, Clean & Clear, centrations. Propyl paraben, a widely poo, conditioner, bubble bath and lo- Lubriderm, Johnson’s baby products; used preservative, is found in many tion; lead acetate, which is used as a Procter & Gamble, brands include

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Clinique, Origins, Tommy Hilfiger, issue a proclamation calling upon the people MAC, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Donna of the United States to observe such day as f Karan, Aveda, Michael Kors; Unilever, a day of remembrance for all the victims of genocide, especially those of Armenian an- brands include Dove, Tresemme, Lever, cestry. . .’’; SENATE RESOLUTION 141—SUP- St. Ives, Noxzema, Nexxus, Pond’s, Whereas House Joint Resolution 247, 98th Suave, Sunsilk, Vaseline, Degree; Congress, agreed to September 10, 1984, re- PORTING THE GOALS AND L’Ore´al, brands include L’Ore´al Paris, solved, ‘‘That April 24, 1985, is hereby des- IDEALS OF TAKE OUR DAUGH- Lancome, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint ignated as ‘National Day of Remembrance of TERS AND SONS TO WORK DAY Laurent, Kiehl’s, Essie, Garnier, Man’s Inhumanity to Man’, and the Presi- dent of the United States is authorized and Mr. BURR (for himself and Ms. Maybelline-New York, Vichy, La requested to issue a proclamation calling Roche-Posay, The Body Shop, Redken. HEITKAMP) submitted the following res- upon the people of the United States to ob- olution; which was considered and I urge my colleagues to join Senator serve such day as a day of remembrance for COLLINS and me in supporting this ef- all the victims of genocide, especially the agreed to: one and one-half million people of Armenian fort to modernize our outdated regu- S. RES. 141 ancestry. . .’’; latory system for personal care prod- Whereas the Take Our Daughters To Work ucts, and to cosponsor the bill. Whereas, on April 11, 2014, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate reported program was created in New York City as a f favorably Senate Resolution 410, 113th Con- response to research that showed that, by gress, expressing the sense of the Senate re- the 8th grade, many girls were dropping out SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS garding the anniversary of the Armenian of school, had low self-esteem, and lacked Genocide, and calling on the President to confidence; ‘‘ensure that the foreign policy of the Unites Whereas in 2003, the name of the program SENATE RESOLUTION 140—EX- States reflects appropriate understanding was changed to ‘‘Take Our Daughters And PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE and sensitivity concerning issues related to Sons To Work’’ so that boys who face many human rights crimes against humanity, eth- SENATE REGARDING THE 100TH of the same challenges as girls could also be nic cleansing, and genocide documented in involved in the program; ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARME- the United States record relating to the Ar- Whereas in 2015, the mission of the pro- NIAN GENOCIDE menian Genocide’’; gram, to develop ‘‘innovative strategies that Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Whereas, on April 12, 2015, Pope Francis de- empower girls and boys to overcome societal scribed the atrocities perpetrated by the KIRK, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. GARDNER, and barriers to reach their full potential’’, fully Ottoman Turks against the Armenians as reflects the addition of boys; Mr. MARKEY) submitted the following the first genocide of the 20th century; Whereas the Take Our Daughters And Sons resolution; which was referred to the Whereas the United States Holocaust Me- To Work Foundation, a nonprofit organiza- morial Council, an independent Federal Committee on Foreign Relations: tion, has grown to be one of the largest pub- agency, unanimously resolved on April 30, S. RES. 140 lic awareness campaigns, with more than 1981, that the United States Holocaust Me- 39,000,000 participants annually in more than Whereas the Armenian Genocide was con- morial Museum would document the Arme- ceived and carried out by the Ottoman Em- nian Genocide in the Museum, and has done 3,000,000 organizations and workplaces rep- pire from 1915 to 1923, resulting in the depor- so through a public examination of the his- resenting each State; tation of nearly 2,000,000 Armenians, of toric record, including lectures and the Whereas in 2007, the Take Our Daughters whom 1,500,000 men, women, and children maintenance of books, records, and photo- To Work program transitioned to Elizabeth were killed and 500,000 survivors were ex- graphs about the Genocide; City, North Carolina, became known as the pelled from their homes, and the elimination Whereas the Government of the Republic Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work of the over 2,500-year presence of Armenians of Turkey has continued its international Foundation, and received national recogni- in their historic homeland; campaign of Armenian Genocide denial, tion for its dedication to future generations; Whereas, on May 24, 1915, the Allied Powers maintained a blockade of Armenia, and con- Whereas every year, mayors, governors, of England, France, and Russia jointly issued tinues to pressure the small but growing and other private and public officials sign a statement explicitly charging for the first Turkish civil society movement for acknowl- proclamations and lend support to Take Our time ever another government of commit- edging the Armenian Genocide; Daughters And Sons To Work Day; ting crimes ‘‘against humanity and civiliza- Whereas, in April 2011, the month of re- Whereas the fame of the Take Our Daugh- tion’’; membrance of the Armenian Genocide, the ters And Sons To Work program has spread Whereas Raphael Lemkin, who coined the Government of the Republic of Turkey de- overseas, with requests and inquiries being term ‘‘genocide’’, and whose draft resolution molished a 100-foot-high statue in the city of made from around the world on how to oper- for a genocide convention treaty became the Kars which was erected to promote reconcili- ate the program; framework for the United Nations Conven- ation with Armenia; Whereas 2015 marks the 22nd anniversary tion on the Prevention and Punishment of Whereas the denial of the Armenian Geno- of the Take Our Daughters And Sons To the Crime of Genocide, recognized the Arme- cide by the Government of the Republic of Work program; nian Genocide as the type of crime the Turkey has prevented the meaningful ad- Whereas Take Our Daughters And Sons to United Nations should prevent and punish vancement of a constructive political, eco- Work Day will be observed on Thursday, through the setting of international stand- nomic, and security relationship between Ar- April 23, 2015; and ards; menia and Turkey; and Whereas by offering opportunities for chil- Whereas Senate Concurrent Resolution 12, Whereas the teaching, recognition, and dren to experience activities and events, 64th Congress, agreed to February 9, 1916, re- commemoration of acts of genocide and Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day solved that ‘‘the President of the United other crimes against humanity is essential is intended to continue helping millions of States be respectfully asked to designate a to preventing the re-occurrence of similar girls and boys on an annual basis to examine day on which the citizens of this country atrocities: Now, therefore, be it their opportunities and strive to reach their may give expression to their sympathy by Resolved, That it is the sense of the Sen- fullest potential: Now, therefore, be it contributing funds now being raised for the ate— relief of the Armenians’’, who at the time (1) to remember and commemorate the Resolved, That the Senate— were enduring ‘‘starvation, disease, and un- 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide (1) recognizes the goals of introducing our told suffering’’; on April 24, 2015; daughters and sons to the workplace; and Whereas Senate Resolution 359, 66th Con- (2) that the President should work toward (2) commends all participants of Take Our gress, agreed to May 11, 1920, stated that an equitable, constructive, stable, and dura- Daughters And Sons To Work Day for their ‘‘the testimony adduced at the hearings con- ble Armenian-Turkish relationship that in- ongoing contributions to education, and for ducted by the subcommittee of the Senate cludes the full acknowledgment by the Gov- the vital role the participants play in pro- Committee on Foreign Relations have clear- ernment of the Republic of Turkey of the moting and ensuring a brighter, stronger fu- ly established the truth of the reported mas- facts about the Armenian Genocide; and ture for the United States.

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