114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 55 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 

Biomedical Sciences has experienced 100 years of growth 

from a small school of veterinary medicine in 1916 to its 

present role as a major veterinary and biomedical educational, medical, and research center; 

Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 

Biomedical Sciences— 

(1) serves the great State of Texas and the United 

States through advances in animal and human health; 

(2) supports the livestock industry; 

(3) provides viable and diverse professional career 

paths for Texans; 

(4) promotes science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics education; 

(5) contributes to the economic viability and job opportunities of local communities; 

(6) provides disaster and emergency response support for animals throughout the State of Texas; and 

(7) advances the veterinary profession; 

Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 

Biomedical Sciences has continuously evolved with a 

changing world to become a modern, dynamic, and highly 

respected college of veterinary medicine and is one of the 
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largest colleges of veterinary medicine in the United 

States; 

Whereas as of May 2016, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences has graduated 

7,576 veterinarians into the veterinary profession, contributing a $4,000,000,000 economic benefit to the State 

of Texas; 

Whereas in 2015, Quacquarelli Symonds, an educational firm 

that ranks veterinary medicine schools, ranked the Texas 

A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical 

Sciences sixth in the world and third in the United 

States, which is testament to the hard work and dedication of generations of Aggie students, faculty, staff, and 

veterinarians; 

Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 

Biomedical Sciences strives to improve the health and 

well-being of animals, humans, and the environment 

through— 

(1) collaborative learning, discovery, and innovation 

in basic, applied, and translational research; and 

(2) commercialization in biomedical sciences; 

Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 

Biomedical Sciences offers research signature programs 

in biomedical genomics, toxicology and environmental 

health, infectious disease and biodefense, neuroscience, 

reproductive biology, cardiovascular sciences, and veterinary clinical research, with increasing strength in regenerative medicine; 

Whereas one of the core values of the Texas A&M College of 

Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences is service, 
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and the Veterinary Emergency Team of the Texas A&M 

College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences— 

(1) is the largest and most sophisticated veterinary 

medical disaster response team in the United States; 

(2) provides cutting-edge emergency management 

education; 

(3) develops new knowledge in emergency preparedness and response; and 

(4) develops emergency preparedness plans for local 

communities throughout the State of Texas; 

Whereas the faculty, staff, and students of the Texas A&M 

College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 

contribute to ever-evolving societal needs through their 

mission of education, research, and service in the field of 

veterinary medicine; 

Whereas in addition to contributing to the veterinary workforce, the economic benefit of the Texas A&M College of 

Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences includes the 

protection of the $18,000,000,000 animal agriculture industry and the $7,000,000,000 wildlife industry of the 

State of Texas; 

Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 

Biomedical Sciences is developing an integrated system 

that connects distant communities and regions of the 

great State of Texas through strategic partnerships with 

the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center; 

Whereas the strategic partnerships with the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center will leverage and synergize the 

strengths of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, the Texas A&M System, and 

constituencies— 
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(1) to advance animal, human, and environmental 

health throughout the State of Texas; 

(2) to invest in the young people of the State of 

Texas as they seek professional careers in veterinary 

medicine, biomedical sciences, and related disciplines; and 

(3) to contribute to the stability and growth of the 

economy of the State of Texas; and 

Whereas the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Biomedical Education complex— 

(1) will house state-of-the-art classroom and teaching laboratory space that will enhance the learning environment for veterinary and biomedical science students; 

(2) combined with the expansion of the small animal 

hospital, will— 

(A) provide opportunities for innovations in 

teaching; and 

(B) nurture collaboration and creativity; and 

(3) will enable the recruitment of the best students, 

faculty, and staff to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress commemorates the 100th an3 niversary of the 1916 opening of the Texas A&M College 

4 of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and the 
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1 2016 opening of the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Bio2 medical Education complex in College Station, Texas. 

Passed the Senate September 29, 2016. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 55 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 

tion, Texas. Biomedical Education complex in College Staopening of the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and the 2016 opening of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary