IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1131 
Recognizing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention observes 
the month of April as National STD Awareness Month and urging 
the House of Representatives to focus greater attention on activities 
related to the prevention of STDs and screening and treatment for 
STDs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. BALDWIN, 
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARSON, 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
HARE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. JACK-
SON-LEE of Texas, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, 
Mr. OLVER, Mr. POMEROY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. LORET-
TA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATSON, 
Mr. WATT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 
BARROW, Mr. COOPER, Ms. KILPATRICK, and Mr. SHERMAN) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing that the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention observes the month of April as National STD 
Awareness Month and urging the House of Representa-
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•HRES 1131 IH 
tives to focus greater attention on activities related to 
the prevention of STDs and screening and treatment 
for STDs. 
Whereas sexually transmitted diseases pose a significant bur-
den in the United States both in economic and human 
terms; 
Whereas the United States has the highest rate of sexually 
transmitted infections in the industrialized world, with an 
estimated 19,000,000 new cases of sexually transmitted 
infections, and almost half of them occurring in young 
people between the ages of 15 to 24; 
Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), sexually transmitted infections impose 
a tremendous economic burden on the United States, 
with direct medical costs as high as $15,300,000,000 per 
year; 
Whereas a 2008 report from the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention estimates that 1 in 4 young women be-
tween the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States, or 
3,200,000 teenage girls, is infected with at least 1 of the 
most common sexually transmitted diseases (human 
papillomavirus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, 
and trichomoniasis); 
Whereas poverty and lack of access to quality health care ex-
acerbate HIV and STD rates; 
Whereas the CDC study finds that 48 percent of young Afri-
can American women are infected with an STD, com-
pared to 20 percent of young White women; 
Whereas the two most common STDs overall were human 
papillomavirus, or HPV, with 18 percent infected and 
chlamydia with 4 percent infected; 
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Whereas the long-term health effects of STDs for women are 
especially severe and include infertility and cervical can-
cer; 
Whereas HPV vaccination and STD screening and early 
treatment can prevent some of the most devastating ef-
fects of untreated STDs; 
Whereas these high STD infection rates among young 
women, are clear signs that we must develop ways to 
reach those most at risk; 
Whereas the CDC recommends annual chlamydia screenings 
for sexually active women 25 and under; 
Whereas the CDC also recommends that girls and women be-
tween the ages of 11 and 26 who have not been vac-
cinated or who have not completed the full series of shots 
be fully vaccinated against HPV; 
Whereas complications of chlamydia can lead to chronic pain, 
infertility, and tubal pregnancies, which can affect a 
woman’s health and well-being throughout her lifetime; 
Whereas the harmful impact of STDs on infants leads to 
long-term emotional suffering and stress for families; 
Whereas unlike other diseases, STDs often cause stigma and 
feelings of shame for patients diagnosed with these infec-
tions; 
Whereas the Federal Government should help people protect 
themselves against STDs by supplying them with infor-
mation about their options and funding screening and 
treatment services through a variety of programs includ-
ing title X of the Public Health Service Act and the 
CDC’s STD prevention program; and 
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Whereas STD screening, vaccination, and other prevention 
strategies for sexually active women should be among our 
highest public health priorities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) recognizes that the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention observes a National STD 
Awareness Month; 
(2) supports the goals of National STD Aware-
ness Month by requesting that the Federal Govern-
ment, States, localities, and nonprofit organizations 
observe the month with appropriate programs and 
activities with the goal of increasing knowledge of 
the risks of STDs and protecting Americans of all 
ages; 
(3) recognizes the human toll of the STD epi-
demic and makes the prevention and cure of STDs 
a higher public health priority; and 
(4) calls on the citizens of the United States to 
learn what screenings are recommended for them-
selves and their children and seek out appropriate 
care. 
Æ 
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