,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1      
#bjag,mr4 ,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,mr4 
,c>d97 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,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 & _! #e *ildr51         
,lawr5ce1 ,elsie1 ,david1 ,deborah1 &   
,joseph 7,zak>iyya72 ,:]eas1 9 #aiea1   
,h5rietta ,lacks1 at ! age ( #ca1 0     
diagnos$ ) c]vical canc]1 & despite     
receiv+ pa9ful radium treatm5ts1        
,h5rietta ,lacks 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$ #h mon?s aft] h]   
canc] diagnosis1 leav+ beh9d h] *ildr51 
husb&1 & 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 are      
unique1 gr[ by ! millions1 & are        
comm]cializ$ & di/ribut$ worldwide to   
rese>*]s1 result+ 9 advances 9 m$ic9e2  
,:]eas ! advances made possible by      
,h5rietta ,lacks' cells & ! rev5ues !   
advances g5]at$ 7 n kn[n to h] family = 
m ?an #bj 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$ic9e1 includ+ ! developm5t 
( ! polio vacc9e1 & drugs = treat+ !    
effects ( canc]1 ,,hiv_/,,aids1         
hemophilia1 leukemia1 & ,p>k9son's      
disease2 ,:]eas ,h5rietta ,lacks' cells 
h be5 us$ 9 rese>* t has contribut$ to !
 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 !   
family ( ,h5rietta ,lacks ent]$ !       
gr\ndbreak+ ,he,la ,g5ome ,data ,use    
,agreem5t 9 #bjac ) ! m$ical1 sci5tific1
 & bioe?ics communities1 giv+ ! family 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$ ,/ates2 & ,:]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  
,congress1 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$ical advances ( ! la/       
c5tury2 &  7#c7 recognizes ! legacy (   
,h5rietta ,lacks1 :i* has contribut$ to 
developm5ts 9 bioe?ics & pati5t rights t
 b5efit all ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4