[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 666 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 666

Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service to improve 
  and save 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

                             July 21, 2009

    Mr. Wolf (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Jackson of 
Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
 Sestak) 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 to improve 
  and save the lives of millions of children and adults in developing 
     nations through humanitarian assistance and health education.

Whereas Project HOPE first pioneered medical diplomacy in 1958 by developing 
        friendly relationships with health professionals and peoples of 
        different cultures in developing nations through the sharing of medical 
        knowledge and the care of patients both young and old;
Whereas Project HOPE's mission 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 is unique among international organizations in that it 
        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 literally hundreds of thousands of children, 
        and delivered health education and care to people in nearly 100 
        countries worldwide;
Whereas Project HOPE currently has ongoing, land-based programs in more than 35 
        countries and a unique sea-based program in partnership with the United 
        States Navy that has provided care and health education to nearly 
        500,000 individuals through 9 humanitarian assistance missions to 
        developing nations around the world;
Whereas Project HOPE's relationship with the United States military, and 
        particularly the Navy, goes back to the organization's beginning when 
        founder William B. Walsh, M.D. asked President Dwight D. Eisenhower to 
        donate a United States Navy hospital vessel to serve as the first 
        peacetime hospital ship, the SS HOPE;
Whereas over the past 5 decades, Project HOPE has demonstrated its ability to 
        develop and permanently institute long-term solutions to pressing health 
        problems, the true essence of helping people help themselves; and
Whereas Project HOPE remains as committed as ever to addressing the world's new 
        health threats by playing a leadership role, forging new alliances among 
        those on the frontlines of health and together seeking new solutions: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That House of Representatives recognizes Project HOPE for 
50 years of exceptional service to improve and save the lives of 
millions of children and adults in developing nations through 
humanitarian assistance and health education.
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