HRES 20
108th Congress
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.
Introduced: January 7, 2003
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Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Feb 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses serious concern about the continuing menace posed by polio. Implores the private sector and various actors, including the United Nations, concerned States, and international financial institutions, to act hastily to eradicate polio. Calls upon the executive branch to provide the necessary human and material resources to end the scourge of polio, including closely monitoring laboratory stocks of the polio virus.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.