IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 114 
Recognizing the Sabin Vaccine Institute on the 20th anniversary of its 
founding. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2013 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
OLSON, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. CARTER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CUELLAR, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. POE of 
Texas, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BARTON, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FLORES, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. 
BURGESS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. VELA, Mr. GALLEGO, and Mr. 
O’ROURKE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the Sabin Vaccine Institute on the 20th 
anniversary of its founding. 
Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute was founded in honor of 
the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, a distinguished scientific 
figure in the history of medicine and the developer of the 
oral live-virus polio vaccine, who died on March 3, 1993; 
Whereas for the past 20 years, the Sabin Vaccine Institute 
has demonstrated noteworthy success in its mission to re-
duce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) 
by developing new vaccines, advocating for increased use 
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of existing vaccines, and expanding access to affordable 
medicine for the world’s poorest people; 
Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s 
Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, operating in 
partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and many 
collaborators worldwide, is dedicated to the creation of 
vaccines to prevent NTDs; 
Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute raises public visibility 
and mobilizes the necessary funding in the pursuit of 
controlling and eliminating the seven most common 
NTDs, including roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, lym-
phatic filariais (elephantiasis), schistosomiasis (snail 
fever), trachoma, and river blindness, which can be treat-
ed for approximately 50 cents per person per year with 
existing medicine; 
Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute attempts to break the 
cycle of poverty amongst adults and children by providing 
life-saving vaccinations that lead to fuller, more produc-
tive lives; 
Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s mission is to ‘‘reduce 
needless human suffering from vaccine-preventable and 
neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by developing new 
vaccines, advocating for increased use of existing vac-
cines, and promoting expanded access to affordable med-
ical treatments’’; 
Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute understands the impor-
tance that healthy infants and adults have on family sta-
bilization and productive societies; and 
Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute continues its work 
throughout impoverished countries of the world to im-
prove the future lives of nearly 2,000,000,000 people still 
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plagued by NTDs and vaccine-preventable diseases: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) applauds the Sabin Vaccine Institute on 20 
years of success; 
(2) supports the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Texas 
Children’s Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine 
in their efforts to reduce the prevalence of neglected 
tropical diseases (NTDs) by developing new vac-
cines, advocating for increased use of existing vac-
cines, and expanding access to affordable medicine 
for the world’s poorest people; and 
(3) encourages the leadership and staff of the 
Sabin Vaccine Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital, 
and Baylor College of Medicine to continue their 
commendable work on behalf of those who still suf-
fer from NTDs and vaccine-preventable diseases. 
Æ 
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