,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,ms4    
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,ms4        
,sewell1 & ,ms4 ,*u7 submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,april #cj1 #bjbe1 z ,national ,adult   
,hepatitis ,b ,vacc9ation ,aw>5ess ,day4
  ,:]eas up to #b4d million individuals 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are *ronically infect$
 ) hepatitis ,b1 & up to two-?irds (    
individuals ) *ronic hepatitis ,b are   
unaw>e ( _! infection /atus2 ,:]eas     
hepatitis ,b is a viral infection ( !   
liv] transmitt$ via infect$ blood & o!r 
body fluids1 includ+ ?r\gh "m-to-*ild   
transmission & injection drug use2      
,:]eas hepatitis ,b is associat$ )      
significant disp>ities among communities
 ( color 7includ+ ,asian ,am]icans1     
,pacific ,isl&]s1 & ,african            

immigrants71 sexual & g5d] m9ority      
communities1 & ^? affect$ by ! opioid   
crisis2 ,:]eas individuals ) *ronic     
diseases su* z diabetes1 ,,hiv1         
hepatitis ,c1 & *ronic liv] disease1 &  
individuals on hemodialysis are at an   
increas$ risk = hepatitis ,b            
co-infection2 ,:]eas !re is no cure =   
hepatitis ,b & individuals ) *ronic     
hepatitis ,b require lifelong m$ical    
c>e2 ,:]eas *ronic hepatitis ,b         
repres5ts "o ( ! mo/ common causes (    
liv] canc]2 ,:]eas #a 9 e #d individuals
 ) unmanag$ *ronic hepatitis ,b w       
develop liv] canc]1 cirrhosis1 or liv]  
failure1 ) liv] canc] hav+ a #e-ye>     
survival rate ( only #ah p]c5t 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas safe & highly     
effective vacc9es to protect aga9/      
hepatitis ,b are available2 ,:]eas 9    
accordance ) univ]sal *ildhood hepatitis
 ,b vacc9ation recomm5dations 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 infants & *ildr5 h be5 r\t9ely 
vacc9at$ aga9/ hepatitis ,b s9ce !      
#aiijs2 ,:]eas all adults ag$ #ai to    

#ei1 & adults #fj & old] ) hepatitis ,b 
risk factors1 are recomm5d$ to be       
vacc9at$ aga9/ hepatitis ,b2 ,:]eas !   
hepatitis ,b vacc9e1 :i* is #ie p]c5t   
effective & 0 ! fir/ anticanc] vacc9e to
 be develop$1 is project$ to h prev5t$  
#caj million cases ( hepatitis ,b       
worldwide f #aiij to #bjbj2 ,:]eas only 
#cj p]c5t ( adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are
 vacc9at$ aga9/ hepatitis ,b2 ,:]eas !  
numb] ( report$ acute hepatitis ,b cases
 increas$ by #aa p]c5t nationwide betwe5
 #bjad & #bjah2 ,:]eas1 z a result ( !  
drug use epidemic1 !re h be5 significant
 regional increases 9 acute hepatitis ,b
 cases 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+-- 7#a7
 a #dhi p]c5t increase 9 acute hepatitis
 ,b infections f #bjae to #bjaf 9 ,ma9e2
  7#b7 a report$ #aad p]c5t increase f  
#bjji to #bjac 9 ,k5tucky1 ,we/         
,virg9ia1 & ,t5nessee2  7#c7 a report$  
#gh p]c5t increase 9 #bjag 9 s\!a/]n    
,massa*usetts2 &  7#d7 a report$ #ef    
p]c5t increase f #bjad to #bjaf 9 ,nor? 
,c>ol9a2 ,:]eas #cf p]c5t ( new         

hepatitis ,b cases are among p :o inject
 drugs2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1         
hepatitis ,b is #ej to #ajj times m     
infecti\s ?an ,,hiv & #e to #aj times m 
infecti\s ?an hepatitis ,c2 & ,:]eas !re
 are significant opportunities1         
p>ticul>ly )9 ! sett+ ( ! drug use      
epidemic1 to prev5t new hepatitis ,b    
infections & !reby r$uce ! incid5ce (   
liv] canc] & cirrhosis ?r\gh ef=ts to-- 
7#a7 increase adult hepatitis ,b        
vacc9ation2 &  7#b7 ma9ta9 *ildhood     
hepatitis ,b vacc9ation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7  
supports ! designation ( ,national      
,adult ,hepatitis ,b ,vacc9ation        
,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 recognizes !       
importance ( provid+ support &          
enc\ragem5t-- 7,a7 = all adults ag$ #ah 
& old] to be te/$ = hepatitis ,b at lea/
 once 9 _! lifetime 9 accordance )      
recomm5dations2  7,b7 = individuals     
susceptible to infection to be vacc9at$ 
aga9/ hepatitis ,b2 &  7,c7 =           

individuals diagnos$ ) hepatitis ,b to  
be l9k$ to appropriate c>e2 &  7#c7 9   
ord] to r$uce ! numb] ( new hepatitis ,b
 infections & hepatitis ,b-relat$ dea?s1
 enc\rages a commitm5t to-- 7,a7        
increas+ adult hepatitis ,b vacc9ation  
rates2  7,b7 ma9ta9+ *ildhood hepatitis 
,b vacc9ation rates2 &  7,c7 promot+    
provid] & community aw>5ess ( adult     
hepatitis ,b vacc9ation4