[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1484 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1484

    Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service in 
 improving and saving the lives of millions of children and adults in 
     developing nations through humanitarian assistance and health 
                               education.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2008

   Mr. Cooper (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
  McDermott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
 California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Jackson-Lee 
of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service in 
 improving and saving the lives of millions of children and adults in 
     developing nations through humanitarian assistance and health 
                               education.

Whereas the mission of Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) 
        is to achieve sustainable advances in health care around the world by 
        implementing health education programs and providing humanitarian 
        assistance in areas of need;
Whereas Project HOPE pioneered medical diplomacy in 1958 by developing 
        relationships with health professionals and people of different cultures 
        in developing nations through the sharing of medical knowledge and the 
        care of patients both young and old;
Whereas Project HOPE works across a variety of health levels, from the family 
        and community levels to the tertiary care level, and provides training 
        to a broad scope of health professionals from traditional birth 
        attendants and community health volunteers to cardiac surgeons and 
        biomedical engineers;
Whereas Project HOPE has trained more than 2,000,000 health care workers and 
        distributed nearly $2,000,000,000 of pharmaceuticals and medical 
        supplies to people in need;
Whereas Project HOPE has vaccinated hundreds of thousands of children and 
        delivered health education and care to people in nearly 100 countries 
        worldwide;
Whereas over the past 5 decades, Project HOPE has demonstrated its ability to 
        develop and institute long-term solutions to pressing health problems, 
        the true essence of helping people help themselves; and
Whereas Project HOPE continues to address new health threats to the world by 
        playing a leadership role in forging new alliances among those on the 
        front lines of health care and health education: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes Project HOPE 
for 50 years of exceptional service in improving and saving the lives 
of millions of children and adults in developing nations through 
humanitarian assistance and health education.
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