Expressing appreciation and recognition for the scientific, medical, and pharmaceutical community in the historic development of the COVID-19 vaccine in record time.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 123 Expressing appreciation and recognition for the scientific, medical, and phar- maceutical community in the historic development of the COVID–19 vaccine in record time. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 15, 2021 Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. ISSA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. COLE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing appreciation and recognition for the scientific, medical, and pharmaceutical community in the historic development of the COVID–19 vaccine in record time. Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic originated in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019; Whereas COVID–19 has taken the lives of over 2 million in- dividuals worldwide and over 475,000 Americans; Whereas, on May 15, 2020, the Trump administration initi- ated Operation Warp Speed, which was formed to encour- age public-private partnerships to streamline the develop- ment and approval of a COVID–19 vaccine; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Feb 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR123.IH HR123 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 123 IH Whereas under the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Acting De- fense Secretary Christopher Miller, Chief Advisor Dr. Moncef Slaoui, and General Gustave F. Perna, Operation Warp Speed accelerated the development of the COVID– 19 vaccine while maintaining world-class standards of safety and efficacy; Whereas thanks to the tireless work of the scientific commu- nity and tens of thousands of dedicated Americans who participated in the vaccination trials, on December 11, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a vaccine for the preven- tion of COVID–19; Whereas just one month after approval, pharmaceutical com- panies Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna collectively have distributed 41,411,550 COVID–19 vaccine doses across the United States; Whereas due to the outstanding work of these pharmaceutical companies and the safe and expedient regulatory approv- als facilitated by Operation Warp Speed, as of early Feb- ruary 2021, 32,867,213 Americans have received at least one dose of the COVID–19 vaccine; and Whereas the development of the COVID–19 vaccine has al- lowed our Nation to combat the virus, begin the healing process, and move closer to a full reopening of our Na- tion’s economy: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog- 1 nizes and thanks the scientific, medical, and pharma- 2 ceutical community for their vital contributions to this Na- 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Feb 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR123.IH HR123 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 123 IH tion and expresses gratitude for their leadership and ef- 1 forts to end the COVID–19 pandemic. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Feb 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR123.IH HR123 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS