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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 114 

Recognizing the Sabin Vaccine Institute on the 20th anniversary of its 

founding. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2013 

Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 

OLSON, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. CARTER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CUELLAR, 

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. POE of 

Texas, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BARTON, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FLORES, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

BRADY of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. 

BURGESS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. VELA, Mr. GALLEGO, and Mr. 

O’ROURKE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the Sabin Vaccine Institute on the 20th 

anniversary of its founding. 

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute was founded in honor of 

the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, a distinguished scientific 

figure in the history of medicine and the developer of the 

oral live-virus polio vaccine, who died on March 3, 1993; 

Whereas for the past 20 years, the Sabin Vaccine Institute 

has demonstrated noteworthy success in its mission to reduce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) 

by developing new vaccines, advocating for increased use 


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of existing vaccines, and expanding access to affordable 

medicine for the world’s poorest people; 

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s 

Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, operating in 

partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and many 

collaborators worldwide, is dedicated to the creation of 

vaccines to prevent NTDs; 

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute raises public visibility 

and mobilizes the necessary funding in the pursuit of 

controlling and eliminating the seven most common 

NTDs, including roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, lymphatic filariais (elephantiasis), schistosomiasis (snail 

fever), trachoma, and river blindness, which can be treated for approximately 50 cents per person per year with 

existing medicine; 

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute attempts to break the 

cycle of poverty amongst adults and children by providing 

life-saving vaccinations that lead to fuller, more productive lives; 

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s mission is to ‘‘reduce 

needless human suffering from vaccine-preventable and 

neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by developing new 

vaccines, advocating for increased use of existing vaccines, and promoting expanded access to affordable medical treatments’’; 

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute understands the importance that healthy infants and adults have on family stabilization and productive societies; and 

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute continues its work 

throughout impoverished countries of the world to improve the future lives of nearly 2,000,000,000 people still 


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plagued by NTDs and vaccine-preventable diseases: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) applauds the Sabin Vaccine Institute on 20 

3 years of success; 

4 (2) supports the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Texas 

5 Children’s Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine 

6 in their efforts to reduce the prevalence of neglected 

7 tropical diseases (NTDs) by developing new vac8 cines, advocating for increased use of existing vac9 cines, and expanding access to affordable medicine 

10 for the world’s poorest people; and 

11 (3) encourages the leadership and staff of the 

12 Sabin Vaccine Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital, 

13 and Baylor College of Medicine to continue their 

14 commendable work on behalf of those who still suf15 fer from NTDs and vaccine-preventable diseases. 

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