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HRES 165 115th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.

Introduced: May 17, 2017 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Health Health promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesNeurological disordersWorld health
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Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Mar 2, 2017
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 Latest action March 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses serious concern about the public health threat posed by polio.

Implores various entities to act with haste and dedication to eradicate polio by 2018.

Calls upon the executive branch to provide the necessary resources to end the scourge of polio, including closely monitoring laboratory stocks of the polio virus.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 17, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · May 1, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 165: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-165/
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"H. Res. 165: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-165/.
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H. Res. 165, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-165/.
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[H. Res. 165: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-165/)
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