[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1238 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1238

    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
     prioritizing the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the military.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 24, 2020

 Mr. DesJarlais submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
     prioritizing the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the military.

Whereas there are approximately 1,300,000 active duty servicemembers and 
        hundreds of thousands of additional trainees;
Whereas pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna's COVID-19 
        vaccines have shown early signs of success and could start to become 
        available to the American people before the end of 2020;
Whereas it is expected there could be around 40,000,000 doses of the COVID-19 
        vaccine available for distribution by the end of 2020;
Whereas it is a priority to distribute the vaccine to those most vulnerable such 
        as our Nation's seniors and other high-risk groups starting in December 
        2020;
Whereas the United States military and its trainees serve a vital role in 
        protecting our Nation and keeping people across the world safe;
Whereas our Nation's servicemembers and trainees are dealing with low morale due 
        to the COVID-19 pandemic with various lockdowns and not being able to 
        train as normal;
Whereas the United States military has continued to excel and perform as the 
        world's greatest professionals despite the challenges of the COVID-19 
        pandemic; and
Whereas our Nation's military is always ready for any challenge to protect the 
        American people and those most vulnerable: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
it should be the policy of the United States to prioritize getting our 
Nation's military and trainees the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as 
reasonably practicable.
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