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Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2020, as National Cancer Prevention Day.

Whereas National Cancer Prevention Day is a day to remind us that, when looking at cancer, we need to look at prevention and reducing risks for human health and the environment; Whereas when we work to prevent cancer risks, it impacts human health, the environment, and the economy; Whereas cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world and has touched the lives of nearly everyone, either directly or indirectly; Whereas the disease is the cause of nearly 1 out of every 4 deaths in the United States; Whereas, in 2020, there will be an estimated 1,762,450 new cancer cases diagnosed and 606,880 cancer deaths in the United States; Whereas cancer is the second most common cause of death among children ages 1 to 14 years in the United States after accidents, and in 2020 an estimated 11,050 children in this age group will be diagnosed with cancer and 1,190 will die from it; and Whereas February 4, 2020, would be an appropriate date to designate as National Cancer Prevention Day: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of National Cancer Prevention Day; (2) recognizes all efforts to raise the awareness for the reduction of cancer risks; and (3) recognizes the devastating effect cancer has on families and wishes to expand knowledge, encourage early detection, and work with friends in the medical and scientific fields to put an end to this deadly disease.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Cancer Prevention Day.
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Ninth Congressional District of Tennessee.

That the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Ninth Congressional District of Tennessee is dismissed. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Dismisses the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.
Expressing support for continued investment to complete the development of an HIV vaccine.

Whereas HIV affects the entire globe and exists in a variety of subtypes; Whereas, in 2019, the estimated number of new HIV infections in adults and adolescents was approximately 34,800, and the overall rate of new HIV infections was 12.6 cases per 100,000 people in the United States; Whereas, at the end of 2019, the estimated HIV prevalence rate for persons 13 years of age and older in the United States was 431.0 per 100,000 people; Whereas, as of 2019, Black Americans have a rate of HIV infection that is 8.1 times higher than that of White Americans; Whereas, in 2019, there were 6.0 cases of HIV per 100,000 people that progressed from HIV to AIDS in the United States; Whereas, at the end of 2019, the AIDS prevalence rate among adults and adolescents in the United States was estimated at 192.3 per 100,000 people; Whereas, each year, more than 12,000 people with AIDS die in the United States; Whereas the people diagnosed with HIV in 2018 in the United States will pay a combined estimated lifetime total of $13,700,000,000 in direct medical expenses; Whereas it is estimated that patients on antiretroviral therapy with access to discounted medication have lifetime medical costs averaging $420,285, which rises to an average of $1,079,999 for patients without such access, based on an estimated life expectancy of 37.31 years after diagnosis; Whereas, in fiscal year 2022 alone, United States Federal domestic discretionary funding for HIV/AIDS programs totaled $7,425,800,000; Whereas the United States has contributed a total of $23,170,000,000 since 2002 to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a multilateral effort supported by a number of countries and nongovernmental organizations; Whereas alternatives for preventing HIV transmission, formerly limited to abstinence, education, circumcision, and condoms, now include HIV prevention medicines such as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP); Whereas 3 HIV vaccines (BG505 MD39.3 mRNA, BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA, and BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA) are currently in National Institutes of Health-funded phase 1 trials; Whereas President Biden has pledged to develop and implement a comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy that will include a focus on reducing HIV incidence; and Whereas continued government investment toward a viable HIV vaccine has the potential to improve public health in the United States: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives strongly encourages domestic efforts in the public and private sectors to invest in and complete the development of a vaccine for HIV.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for the domestic development of a vaccine for HIV.
Supporting the goals and ideals of "Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week".

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week Whereas Helen Keller was one of the most accomplished, respected, and renowned Americans who was deaf-blind; Whereas the loss of both vision and hearing, one of the most severe of all disabilities, affects approximately 1.2 million people in the United States; Whereas more than 34 million Americans have hearing loss; Whereas approximately 21 million Americans have vision problems; Whereas approximately 80 million Americans have potentially blinding eye diseases; Whereas there are approximately 59,300 legally blind children in the United States; Whereas today, people who are deaf-blind are attending college, participating in social activities, managing their everyday lives and actively engaged in their community through employment and civic activities; Whereas it is highly appropriate and necessary to publicize the abilities and potential of our fellow citizens who are deaf-blind, or who have severe vision and hearing loss, and to recognize Helen Keller as a guiding example of courage, hope, determination, and achievement for other individuals who are deaf-blind; Whereas in 1984, responding to the need for more awareness about the Deaf-Blind community, Congress passed a resolution marking the last week in June as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week; Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes June 22–28, 2014, as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week; and Whereas the theme of the Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week of 2014 is She’s Deaf-Blind and, with technology, she holds the world in her hands … just like her loved ones That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week; and (2) recognizes and honors people who are Deaf-Blind and organizations in the United States, such as the Helen Keller National Center, which continue to promote the awareness and needs of the Deaf-Blind Community.

Summary: Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. Recognizes and honors people who are deaf-blind and organizations, such as the Helen Keller National Center, that continue to promote the awareness and needs of the deaf-blind community.
Expressing support for the goals of "World Sight Day" by promoting the importance of accessible, affordable, and inclusive eye care.

World Sight Day Whereas people with vision problems are more likely than those with good vision to have diabetes, poor hearing, heart problems, high blood pressure, lower back pain, and strokes, as well as have increased risk for falls, injury, and depression; Whereas the majority of people with vision impairment and blindness are over the age of 50 years; Whereas the Lancet Global Health Commission estimates that the economic cost of blindness and moderate to severe vision loss was $411,000,000,000 in 2020 (equivalent to 0.3 percent of the world’s GDP in 2018), costing the most in east Asia ($90,000,000,000) and south Asia ($70,000,000,000); Whereas the overall relative reduction in employment of people with sight loss of working age is 30 percent; Whereas correcting vision improves educational outcomes, increases personal earnings by 5 percent, increases productivity of the working poor by more than 20 percent, improves literacy rates, decreases rates of early retirement, and results in safer drivers and roads; Whereas a slight vision impairment can reduce productivity in the workplace by 20 percent and accuracy by 40 percent; Whereas 50 percent of blindness and low vision in children can be easily prevented or treated, most often with nothing more than a pair of glasses; Whereas globally, at least 450,000,000 children have a sight condition that needs treatment, with 90,000,000 children living with some form of sight loss; Whereas children with vision loss are 2 to 5 times less likely to be in formal education in low- and middle-income countries; Whereas glasses are one of the most effective health interventions for children, reducing the odds of failing a class by 44 percent; and Whereas October 12 is recognized as World Sight Day That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of World Sight Day (2) recognizes the importance of healthy vision; (3) encourages the people of the world to prioritize eye health; and (4) draws attention to the over 1,000,000,000 people worldwide who have vision loss and do not have access to eye care services.

Summary: This resolution supports the goals and ideals of World Sight Day.
Requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

That the President is requested to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of all documents, memoranda, advisory legal opinions, notes from meetings, audio recordings, records (including telephone and electronic mail records), correspondence, or other communications, or any portion of any such communications, to the extent that any such one or more items are within the possession of the President, that demonstrate— (1) the waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (in this resolution referred to as TRIPS waiver (2) the extent to which COVID–19 vaccines have been destroyed due to their expiration and the period during which this occurred; (3) the proposed expansion of the TRIPS waiver to cover intellectual property related to diagnostics and therapeutics (in this resolution referred to as the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion (4) the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion will accelerate the end of the COVID–19 pandemic; and (5) the People’s Republic of China will not obtain access to patents or other intellectual property related to COVID–19 vaccines, diagnostics, or therapeutics, even if China is expressly excluded from the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion. September 28, 2022 Reported adversely from the Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: This resolution requests that the President transmit certain information to the House of Representatives related to the June 17, 2022, waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (known as the TRIPS waiver) and the proposed expansion of the TRIPS waiver. In particular, the resolution requests information demonstrating that the TRIPS waiver will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and the extent to which these vaccines have been destroyed due to their expiration; the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 diagnostics or therapeutics; the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion will accelerate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic; and China will not obtain access to patents or other intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, or therapeutics even if expressly excluded from the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion.
Expressing support for designation of October 8, 2015, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day Whereas hydrogen, which has an atomic mass of 1.008, is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe; Whereas the United States is a world leader in the development and deployment of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; Whereas hydrogen fuel cells played an instrumental role in the United States space program, helping the United States achieve the mission of landing a man on the moon; Whereas private industry, Federal and State governments, national laboratories, and universities continue to improve fuel cell and hydrogen technologies to address our most pressing energy, environmental, and economic issues; Whereas fuel cells utilizing hydrogen and hydrogen-rich fuels to generate electricity are clean, efficient, resilient technologies being sold for stationary and backup power, zero-emission light duty motor vehicles and buses, industrial vehicles, and portable power; Whereas stationary fuel cells are being placed in service for continuous and backup power to provide business and energy consumers with reliable power in the event of grid outages; Whereas stationary fuel cells can help reduce water use compared to traditional power generation technologies; Whereas fuel cell electric light duty motor vehicles and buses that utilize hydrogen can completely replicate the experience of internal combustion vehicles including comparable range and refueling times; Whereas hydrogen fuel cell industrial vehicles are being deployed at logistical hubs and warehouses across the country and are also being exported to facilities in Europe and Asia; Whereas hydrogen is a non-toxic gas that can be derived from a variety of domestically available traditional and renewable resources, including solar, wind, biogas and the abundant supply of natural gas in the United States; Whereas hydrogen and fuel cells can store energy to help enhance the grid and maximize opportunities to deploy renewable energy; Whereas the United States currently produces and uses more than 11,000,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year; Whereas engineers and safety code and standard professionals have developed consensus-based protocols for safe delivery, handling, and use of hydrogen; and Whereas, October 8, 2015, would be an appropriate date to designate as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day That the House of Representatives supports the designation of “National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day”.

Summary: Expresses support for the designation of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.
Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2023, as "Patriot Week".

Patriot Week Whereas the events that led to the signing of the Constitution of the United States by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, have significance for every citizen of the United States and are honored in public schools across the United States on Constitution Day, which is September 17 of each year; Whereas the rule of law, the social compact, democracy, liberty, equality, and unalienable human rights are the essential values upon which the United States flourishes; Whereas diversity is one of the greatest strengths of the United States, and the motto inscribed on the Great Seal of the United States, E pluribus unum out of many, one Whereas exceptional, visionary, and indispensable individuals such as Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Marshall, George Washington, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison founded or advanced the United States; Whereas the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions signed in Seneca Falls, New York, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the I Have a Dream Whereas the Bennington flag (commonly known as the ’76 flag Fort Sumter flag That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of Patriot Week (2) recognizes that understanding the history of the United States and the first principles of the United States is indispensable to the survival of the United States as a free people; (3) acknowledges, in great reverence to the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, that citizens of the United States should take time to honor the first principles, founders, documents, and symbols of their history; (4) recognizes that each generation should renew the spirit of the United States based on the first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of the United States; and (5) encourages citizens, schools and other educational institutions, and Federal, State, and local governments and their agencies to recognize and participate in Patriot Week by honoring, celebrating, and promoting the study of the history of the United States so that all people of the United States may offer the reverence that is due to the free republic.

Summary: This resolution (1) supports the designation of Patriot Week; and (2) recognizes that each generation should renew the spirit of the nation based on the first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of the United States.
Supporting the designation of the week beginning September 25, 2022, as "National Source Water Protection Week".

National Source Water Protection Week Whereas a resilient supply of safe drinking water is critical to the health and success of the Nation; Whereas source water protection is a proactive approach to safeguarding, maintaining, and improving the quality and quantity of drinking water sources and the land that surrounds them; Whereas protecting drinking water sources is critical to public health, the environment, the economy, and national security; Whereas safe, reliable water is essential for food preparation, daily sanitation, and the everyday conveniences on which the people of the United States rely, and is increasingly vital to protect as the population continues to grow; and Whereas the recognition of National Source Water Protection Week— (1) celebrates stewardship of water and watersheds; (2) reaffirms commitment of the United States to protecting and sustaining drinking water supply sources for current and future generations; and (3) encourages the people of the United States to protect, conserve, and restore drinking water sources: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of National Source Water Protection Week (2) supports the protection of source water for public health and economic prosperity; (3) recognizes the central role of water in sustaining life and supports innovative ways to conserve, protect, and restore the Nation’s drinking water sources; (4) supports collaboration at the local, State, and Federal levels to achieve greater awareness, education, and engagement to protect and enhance drinking water supplies; and (5) supports investments for more resilient and reliable drinking water sources, both ground and surface water, to better withstand the impacts of extreme floods and droughts.

Summary: This resolution supports the designation of National Source Water Protection Week.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China should be held accountable for its handling of COVID-19.

Whereas the first reported case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (commonly referred to as COVID–19 Whereas the first human-to-human transmission of the disease was recorded by doctors in Wuhan, China on December 8, 2019; Whereas the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission did not inform the World Health Organization (WHO) of the outbreak until December 31, 2019; Whereas Chinese social media censors curbed alerts of the outbreak to the public, including by blocking a comprehensive list of coronavirus-related terms from online discussion; Whereas Dr. Li Wenliang, a physician at Wuhan Central hospital who warned his colleagues of the possible outbreak of COVID–19 in December 2019, was summoned and admonished by Wuhan police for making false comments on the Internet Whereas, on January 3, 2020, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) ordered institutions not to publish any information related to the unknown disease transfer any samples they had to designated testing institutions or to destroy them Whereas the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, was not notified by his Chinese colleagues of COVID–19 until January 3, 2020, 47 days after the first reported case of the virus; Whereas nearly six weeks after doctors in Wuhan raised the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the virus, Chinese officials continued to deny any recorded cases of such transmissions; Whereas Chinese authorities did not begin taking steps toward locking down the city of Wuhan until January 23, 2020, over two months after the first reported case of COVID–19; Whereas critics of China’s slow response to the outbreak, including Chinese businessman Ren Zhiqiang, were reported to have disappeared; and Whereas the Chinese Communist Party actively engaged in a cover-up designed to obfuscate data and hide relevant public health information, and these actions continue to limit efforts to identify the original source of COVID–19: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (commonly referred to as COVID–19 (2) the People’s Republic of China should be held accountable for its handling of the COVID–19; and (3) the United States and other countries should permanently withhold payments on debts owed to the People’s Republic of China in amounts equal to the public costs incurred by such countries relating to COVID–19.

Summary: This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the global COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak is a direct result of China's human rights abuses and propaganda campaign and that China should be held accountable for its handling of the outbreak.
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Alan Nunnelee, a Representative from the State of Mississippi.

That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable Alan Nunnelee, a Representative from the State of Mississippi. That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the House of Representatives has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable Alan Nunnelee, a Representative from Mississippi. Declares that when the House adjourns on February 10, 2015, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Representative.