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,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bb1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,cumm+s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,evans1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1   
,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4          
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1  
,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1    
,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,lewis (  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4   
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4     
,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4   
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4  
,delaney1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4  
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4         
,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1
 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1   
,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4     
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 &
 ,mr4 ,rask97 submitt$ ! foll[+         

concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
life & legacy ( ,h5rietta ,lacks dur+   
,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon?4  ,:]eas ,h5rietta
 ,lacks1 an ,african-,am]ican woman born
 on ,augu/ #a1 #aibj1 9 ,roanoke1       
,virg9ia1 0 rais$ by h] gr&fa!r on a    
tobacco f>m 9 ,clov]1 ,virg9ia2 ,:]eas  
,h5rietta ,lacks m>ri$ ,david ,day      
,lacks 9 #aida 9 ,halifax ,c\nty1       
,virg9ia1 & !y lat] mov$ to ! ,baltimore
 ,c\nty1 ,m>yl&1 community ( ,turn]     
,/ation1 to build a life = !mselves & _!
 five *ildr53 ,lawr5ce1 ,elsie1 ,david1 
,deborah & ,joseph 7,zak>iyya72 ,:]eas 9
 #aiea ,h5rietta ,lacks at ! age ( #ca 0
 diagnos$ ) c]vical canc]1 & despite    
receiv+ pa9ful radium treatm5ts1 pass$  
away on ,octob] #d1 #aiea2 ,:]eas m$ical
 rese>*]s took samples ( ,h5rietta      
,lacks' tumor dur+ h] treatm5t & !      
,he,la cell l9e f h] tumor prov$        
rem>kably resili5t2 ,:]eas ,h5rietta    
,lacks di$ eight mon?s aft] h] canc]    

diagnosis1 leav+ beh9d h] *ildr51 husb& 
& immortal cells t w\ld *ange ! _w2     
,:]eas ,he,la cells 7 ! fir/ immortal   
l9e ( human cells1 d\bl+ e #bd h\rs1    
divid+ & repl5i%+ indef9itely 9 a       
laboratory1 & successfully gr[+ outside 
( ! human body = long] ?an #cf h\rs2    
,:]eas ,h5rietta ,lacks' cells 7 unique1
 gr[+ by ! millions1 comm]cializ$ &     
di/ribut$ worldwide to rese>*]s1 result+
 9 advances 9 m$ic9e2 ,:]eas ! advances 
made possible by ,h5rietta ,lacks' cells
 & ! rev5ues !y g5]at$ 7 n kn[n to h]   
family = m ?an tw5ty ye>s2 ,:]eas an    
e/imat$ #ej1jjj1jjj metric tons ( ,he,la
 cells h be5 di/ribut$ ar\nd ! _w to    
become ! subject ( m ?an #gd1jjj /udies2
 ,:]eas ,h5rietta ,lacks' prolific cells
 cont9ue to gr[ & contribute to         
rem>kable advances 9 m$ic9e1 includ+ !  
developm5t ( ! polio vacc9e1 z well z   
drugs = treat+ ! effects ( canc]1       
,,hiv_/,,aids1 hemophilia1 leukemia1 &  
,p>k9son's disease2 ,:]eas ,h5rietta    
,lacks' cells h be5 us$ 9 rese>* t has  

contribut$ to our und]/&+ ( ! effects ( 
radiation & z]o gravity on human cells2 
,:]eas ,h5rietta ,lacks' immortal cells 
h in=m$ rese>* on *romosomal conditions1
 canc]1 g5e mapp+1 & precision m$ic9e2  
,:]eas ,h5rietta ,lacks' legacy has be5 
recogniz$ ar\nd ! _w ?r\gh memorials1   
conf]5ces1 museum exhibitions1 libr>ies1
 pr9t & visual m$ia2 ,:]eas ,h5rietta   
,lacks & h] family's exp]i5ce is        
fundam5tal to mod]n bioe?ics policies & 
in=m$ cons5t laws t b5efit pati5ts      
nationwide by build+ pati5t tru/ &      
protect+ rese>* p>ticipants2 ,:]eas !   
,lacks family ent]$ a gr\ndbreak+1      
,he,la ,g5ome ,data ,use ,agreem5t 9    
#bjac ) ! m$ical1 sci5tific1 & bioe?ics 
communities1 giv+ !m a role 9 regulat+ !
 ,he,la g5ome sequ5ces & discov]ies2    
,:]eas ,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon? is         
celebrat$ 9 ,m>* to pay tribute to ! _m 
contributions wom5 h made to ! ,unit$   
,/ates exp]i5ce2 & ,:]eas ,h5rietta     
,lacks & h] immortal cells h made a     
significant contribution to global      

heal?1 sci5tific rese>*1 quality ( life1
 & pati5t rights3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t   
,congress dur+ ,wom5's ,hi/ory mon?--   
7#a7 celebrates ! life ( ,h5rietta      
,lacks1 an ,african-,am]ican woman :o   
unkn[+ly *ang$ ! face ( m$ical sci5ce1  
contribut+ to la/+1 worldwide           
improvem5ts 9 heal?2  7#b7 honors       
,h5rietta ,lacks z a h]o ( mod]n m$ic9e 
= h] contributions to ! m$ical          
discov]ies result+ f h] ,he,la cells1   
:i* help$ make possible "s ( ! mo/      
important m$ical advances ( ! la/       
c5tury2 &  7#c7 recognizes ,h5rietta    
,lacks' legacy1 :i* has contribut$ to   
developm5ts 9 bioe?ics & pati5t rights t
 b5efit all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4