,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #be1     
#bjai,mr4 ,bera 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,schiff1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4  
,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4     
,burgess1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,katko1 
and ,ms4 ,schrier7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
anniversary of the eradication of       
smallpox and the importance of          
vaccination in the ,united ,states and  
worldwide4  ,whereas #bjai marks the    
#djth anniversary of the eradication of 
the smallpox virus1 which was declared  
by the ,global ,commission for the      

,certification of ,smallpox ,eradication
 in ,december #aigi2 ,whereas smallpox  
was one of the deadliest diseases known 
to humans1 and a total of #cjj1jjj1jjj  
people died as a result of the disease1 
which was #c out of every #aj people who
 contracted smallpox2 ,whereas the      
smallpox vaccine1 introduced by ,edward 
,jenner in #agif1 was the first         
successful vaccine to be developed2     
,whereas smallpox was the first human   
disease to have been eradicated by      
vaccines2 ,whereas successful use of the
 smallpox vaccine led to the reduction  
of smallpox cases1 and the last natural 
smallpox case in the ,united ,states    
occurred in #aidi2 ,whereas1 in #aieh1  
the ,world ,health ,assembly passed a   
resolution calling for the global       
eradication of smallpox2 ,whereas the   
last natural occurrence of the smallpox 
virus in the world was in ,somalia in   
#aigg2 ,whereas the ,world ,health      
,organization declared smallpox         
eradicated in #aihj2 ,whereas vaccines  

currently save #b1jjj1jjj to #c1jjj1jjj 
lives annually1 and an additional       
#a1ejj1jjj lives could be spared each   
year if global vaccination rates        
improved2 ,whereas in the ,united       
,states1 vaccines save #c times more    
lives than seatbelts and child          
restraints combined2 ,whereas important 
research and development of vaccines    
continues1 including recently developed 
vaccines to protect against human       
papillomavirus1 the main cause of       
cervical cancer in women1 as well as    
dengue1 and a vaccine currently being   
tested against malaria2 ,whereas the    
world is on the brink of eradicating    
polio1 with only #cc reported wild cases
 in #bjah2 ,whereas the world is at a   
critical time in which misinformation   
about vaccines has led to the resurgence
 of measles in the ,united ,states and  
around the world2 ,whereas1 as of       
,september #ai1 #bjai1 the ,centers for 
,disease ,control and ,prevention has   
reported that measles cases in the      

,united ,states have climbed to #a1bda  
in #bjai2 ,whereas experts warn that if 
cases of measles continue to climb      
through the fall of #bjai1 the ,united  
,states may no longer be deemed to have 
eliminated measles2 and ,whereas the    
scientific research and the experience  
of the medical community overwhelmingly 
demonstrate that vaccines are both safe 
and effective3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 commends the past and current work 
of scientists who have spent their      
careers developing vaccines and         
transforming the modern world1 as well  
as the tireless work of the public      
health community to educate communities 
about the lifesaving benefits of        
vaccination2  7#b7 affirms the          
importance of vaccines to prevent       
disease and save lives and the          
importance of herd immunity to protect  
those who are too young or too sick to  
be vaccinated2  7#c7 recognizes that    
vaccine hesitancy and lack of access to 

vaccines are ongoing threats to the     
public health successes achieved to     
date2  7#d7 encourages the public to    
seek out trusted sources to learn more  
about vaccines1 such as a pediatrician  
or other clinician1 the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 or   
the ,world ,health ,organization2  7#e7 
commends the ,national ,science         
,foundation and the ,national           
,institutes of ,health for their        
critical support of vaccine research and
 development2 and  7#f7 urges ,congress 
to provide robust funding for vaccine   
research and education efforts4