IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 709 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Immunization Awareness Month 
to raise awareness of the benefits of immunization. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2009 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. GENE GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. MASSA, Mr. KIRK, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. RUSH, 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
MOORE of Kansas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Immunization 
Awareness Month to raise awareness of the benefits of 
immunization. 
Whereas immunization is one of the most significant public 
health achievements of the 20th century; 
Whereas the United States has eradicated smallpox and polio 
and seen the incidence of measles, pertussis, and diph-
theria fall by more than 98 percent since the discovery 
of vaccinations; 
Whereas vaccines are available for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, 
influenza, diptheria, cervical cancer (HPV), measles, 
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meningococcal, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal disease, 
polio, rabies, shingles, smallpox, tetanus, tuberculosis, ty-
phoid fever, varicella, yellow fever, and several other dis-
eases; 
Whereas 1.7 million children die throughout the world annu-
ally from diseases that could have been prevented with 
readily available vaccinations; 
Whereas only 77 percent of children in the United States 
have received all of the recommended vaccinations; 
Whereas 50,000 adults die in the United States annually 
from diseases that could have been prevented with readily 
available vaccinations; 
Whereas pneumonia and influenza are the 5th leading cause 
of death among adults over the age of 65; 
Whereas less than 70 percent of adults over the age of 65 
are vaccinated for both pneumococcal and influenza; 
Whereas August is the ideal month for children to receive im-
munizations before school begins; and 
Whereas the month of August would be an appropriate 
month to designate as National Immunization Awareness 
Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Immunization Awareness Month; 
(2) encourages local communities to raise 
awareness surrounding the benefits of immunization; 
(3) encourages individuals to receive rec-
ommended immunizations; 
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(4) recognizes and salutes health care profes-
sionals and researchers that have facilitated the suc-
cess of immunizations in eradicating and drastically 
decreasing the incidence of several diseases; and 
(5) recognizes and reaffirms the Nation’s com-
mitment to continued education surrounding immu-
nization and to furthering every available oppor-
tunity for the immunization of children, adults and 
senior citizens. 
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