Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 20

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to
polio.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2003

Mr. Payne submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
International Relations, and Financial Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned

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RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to
polio.

Whereas polio has caused millions of casualties through history, paralyzing
millions and killing untold numbers of others;
Whereas polio remains a public health threat in today's world, despite being
easily preventable by vaccination;
Whereas polio is now limited to 10 countries, with the distinct possibility that
it can be once and forever extinguished as an affliction on mankind by
ensuring the vaccination of all children in these countries under the
age of 5;
Whereas a Global Polio Eradication Initiative exists that seeks to once and
forever end polio as an illness, which includes efforts underway by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
Whereas the United States has the capacity to act to speed the eradication of
polio by assisting in the targeting of its few remaining reservoirs:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) expresses serious concern about the continuing menace
posed by polio;
(2) implores the United Nations and its component agencies,
the private sector, private voluntary organizations and non-
governmental organizations, concerned States, and international
financial institutions to act with haste and manifold
dedication to eradicate polio as soon as possible; and
(3) calls upon the executive branch to provide the
necessary human and material resources to end the scourge of
polio once and for all, including closely monitoring laboratory
stocks of the polio virus.
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