,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #aad ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,carter1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,neugebauer1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 and ,mr4 ,o',rourke7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,,resolution ,recognizing the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute on the #bjth anniversary of its founding4 ,whereas the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute was founded in honor of the late ,dr4 ,albert ,b4 ,sabin1 a distinguished scientific figure in the history of medicine and the developer of the oral live-virus polio vaccine1 who died on ,march #c1 #aiic2 ,whereas for the past #bj years1 the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute has demonstrated noteworthy success in its mission to reduce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases 7,n,t,ds7 by developing new vaccines1 advocating for increased use of existing vaccines1 and expanding access to affordable medicine for the world's poorest people2 ,whereas the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute and ,texas ,children's ,hospital ,center for ,vaccine ,development1 operating in partnership with ,baylor ,college of ,medicine and many collaborators worldwide1 is dedicated to the creation of vaccines to prevent ,n,t,ds2 ,whereas the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute raises public visibility and mobilizes the necessary funding in the pursuit of controlling and eliminating the seven most common ,n,t,ds1 including roundworm1 hookworm1 whipworm1 lymphatic filariais 7elephantiasis71 schistosomiasis 7snail fever71 trachoma1 and river blindness1 which can be treated for approximately #ej cents per person per year with existing medicine2 ,whereas the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute attempts to break the cycle of poverty amongst adults and children by providing life-saving vaccinations that lead to fuller1 more productive lives2 ,whereas the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute's mission is to reduce needless human suffering from vaccine-preventable and neglected tropical diseases 7,n,t,ds7 by developing new vaccines1 advocating for increased use of existing vaccines1 and promoting expanded access to affordable medical treatments2 ,whereas the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute understands the importance that healthy infants and adults have on family stabilization and productive societies2 and ,whereas the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute continues its work throughout impoverished countries of the world to improve the future lives of nearly #b1jjj1jjj1jjj people still plagued by ,n,t,ds and vaccine-preventable diseases3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 applauds the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute on #bj years of success2 7#b7 supports the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute1 ,texas ,children's ,hospital1 and ,baylor ,college of ,medicine in their efforts to reduce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases 7,n,t,ds7 by developing new vaccines1 advocating for increased use of existing vaccines1 and expanding access to affordable medicine for the world's poorest people2 and 7#c7 encourages the leadership and staff of the ,sabin ,vaccine ,institute1 ,texas ,children's ,hospital1 and ,baylor ,college of ,medicine to continue their commendable work on behalf of those who still suffer from ,n,t,ds and vaccine-preventable diseases4