[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 266 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 266

       Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to polio.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 13 (legislative day, November 12), 2003

Mr. Feingold submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
        the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

                           November 20, 2003

             Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to polio.

Whereas polio has caused millions of casualties through history, paralyzing 
        millions and killing untold numbers of others;
Whereas polio remains a public health threat in today's world, despite being 
        easily preventable by vaccination;
Whereas polio is now limited to 10 countries, with the distinct possibility that 
        it can be once and forever extinguished as an affliction on mankind by 
        ensuring the vaccination of all children in these countries under the 
        age of 5;
Whereas a Global Polio Eradication Initiative exists that seeks to once and 
        forever end polio as an illness, which includes efforts underway by the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
Whereas the United States has the capacity to act to speed the eradication of 
        polio by assisting in the targeting of its few remaining reservoirs: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) expresses serious concern about the continuing threat 
        posed by polio;
            (2) encourages the United Nations and its component 
        agencies, the private sector, private voluntary organizations 
        and non-governmental organizations, concerned States, and 
        international financial institutions to act with haste and 
        manifold dedication to eradicate polio as soon as possible; and
            (3) calls upon the United States government to continue its 
        contribution to the multilateral effort to eradicate polio, 
        including closely monitoring laboratory stocks of the polio 
        virus.
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