HRES 117 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.

Introduced Feb 13, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Commends the international community, global and domestic health organizations, the private sector, school and community leaders, and faith-based organizations for bolstering global and domestic health through vaccination.

Affirms vaccines save lives and are essential to public health, and economic and national security.

Recognizes that the lack of vaccination can cause a public health crisis, and that there is no credible evidence to show that vaccines cause life-threatening or disabling diseases in healthy children or adults.

Encourages a continued commitment to research to improve vaccines and develop new vaccines.

Urges parents, in consultation with their health care provider, to follow the scientific evidence and consensus of medical experts in favor of timely vaccinations to protect their children and their community.

Cosponsors 101

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2015 to Jun 18, 2015, with 93 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-ILBill FosterOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 13, 2015
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 13, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 13, 2015
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 13, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Feb 13, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

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  1. Feb 13, 2015Introduced in House

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