IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 316 
Recognizing the accomplishments of Roger D. Kornberg, Andrew Fire, Craig 
Mello, John C. Mather, and George F. Smoot for being awarded Nobel 
Prizes in the fields of chemistry, physiology or medicine, and physics. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2007 
Mr. MCNERNEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the accomplishments of Roger D. Kornberg, An-
drew Fire, Craig Mello, John C. Mather, and George 
F. Smoot for being awarded Nobel Prizes in the fields 
of chemistry, physiology or medicine, and physics. 
Whereas, according to the National Academies landmark re-
port ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm’’, the United 
States is in peril of losing its global competitive edge un-
less we make substantial investments in science, math, 
research, and innovation; 
Whereas breakthroughs in scientific research are the building 
blocks of a productive, competitive, and healthy society; 
Whereas the Nobel Prize is a prestigious international award 
administered annually by the Nobel Foundation in Stock-
holm, Sweden, and has since 1901 recognized the world’s 
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most outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, 
physiology or medicine, literature, and peace; 
Whereas on December 10, 2006, in Stockholm, Sweden, the 
following five American scientists were awarded the three 
Nobel Prizes for science. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 
was awarded to Roger D. Kornberg from Stanford Uni-
versity in Palo Alto, California, for his studies of the mo-
lecular basis of eukaryotic transcription. The Nobel Prize 
in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Andrew Fire 
from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo 
Alto, California, and Craig Mello from the University of 
Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachu-
setts, for their discovery of RNA interference through 
gene silencing by double-stranded RNA. The Nobel Prize 
in Physics was awarded to John C. Mather from the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard 
Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and the 
University of Maryland and George F. Smoot, a National 
Science Foundation grantee from the University of Cali-
fornia at Berkeley for their discovery of the blackbody 
form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background 
radiation; 
Whereas American scientists have not swept the Nobel Prize 
science awards since 1983; 
Whereas Roger D. Kornberg, Andrew Fire, Craig Mello, John 
C. Mather, and George F. Smoot have represented the 
United States and have served as unofficial ambassadors 
of science overseas; and 
Whereas the accomplishments of these scientists are signifi-
cant achievements in the field of scientific research and 
further promote the United States among the world lead-
ers in science: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes Roger D. Kornberg, Andrew 
Fire, Craig Mello, John C. Mather, and George F. 
Smoot for advancing scientific discovery and dedi-
cating their careers to scientific research; 
(2) recognizes the National Science Foundation 
and the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion for their support of the physics Nobel Prize 
winners; and 
(3) congratulates the achievement of Roger D. 
Kornberg, Andrew Fire, Craig Mello, John C. 
Mather, and George F. Smoot for being awarded 
Nobel Prizes in science. 
Æ 
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