[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 505--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
    UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL 
      PARTNERS TO HELP PREVENT AND STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS

  Mr. CASSIDY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 505

       Whereas an outbreak of the coronavirus, known as ``COVID-
     19'', was first detected in Wuhan, China, and was reported by 
     China to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019;
       Whereas the characteristics of the coronavirus, such as the 
     way the virus is transmitted and the ability of the virus to 
     rapidly spread, have raised concerns among experts that the 
     virus may have the potential to become a pandemic;
       Whereas the World Health Organization declared that the 
     outbreak of the coronavirus constitutes a public health 
     emergency of international concern;
       Whereas the medical facilities in China have been 
     overwhelmed;
       Whereas the coronavirus has infected tens of thousands of 
     people in China and hundreds more people worldwide;
       Whereas the coronavirus has infected more than a dozen 
     citizens of the United States;
       Whereas the United States Government has pledged the 
     support of the United States in combating the coronavirus;
       Whereas experts in the United States Government, including 
     public health experts from the Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention, should join the World Health Organization in 
     efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus in China; and
       Whereas ending the spread of the coronavirus is in the best 
     interest of people at home in the United States and abroad: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (A) the United States will continue to provide support to 
     international partners to help prevent and stop the spread of 
     the coronavirus; and
       (B) the United States stands in solidarity with the people 
     of China and other countries around the world who are 
     suffering from the coronavirus; and
       (2) the Senate encourages the United States Government to 
     continue to work together with the World Health Organization 
     and other countries on the goal of preventing the coronavirus 
     from taking more lives.

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