A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to provide support to international partners to help prevent and stop the spread of coronavirus.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 505 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to provide support to international partners to help prevent and stop the spread of the coronavirus. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Mr. CASSIDY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to provide support to international partners to help prevent and stop the spread of the coronavirus. Whereas an outbreak of the coronavirus, known as ‘‘COVID- 19’’, was first detected in Wuhan, China, and was re- ported by China to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019; Whereas the characteristics of the coronavirus, such as the way the virus is transmitted and the ability of the virus to rapidly spread, have raised concerns among experts that the virus may have the potential to become a pan- demic; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR505.IS SR505 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 505 IS Whereas the World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of the coronavirus constitutes a public health emergency of international concern; Whereas the medical facilities in China have been over- whelmed; Whereas the coronavirus has infected tens of thousands of people in China and hundreds more people worldwide; Whereas the coronavirus has infected more than a dozen citi- zens of the United States; Whereas the United States Government has pledged the sup- port of the United States in combating the coronavirus; Whereas experts in the United States Government, including public health experts from the Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention, should join the World Health Orga- nization in efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus in China; and Whereas ending the spread of the coronavirus is in the best interest of people at home in the United States and abroad: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That— 1 (1) it is the sense of the Senate that— 2 (A) the United States will continue to pro- 3 vide support to international partners to help 4 prevent and stop the spread of the coronavirus; 5 and 6 (B) the United States stands in solidarity 7 with the people of China and other countries 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR505.IS SR505 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 505 IS around the world who are suffering from the 1 coronavirus; and 2 (2) the Senate encourages the United States 3 Government to continue to work together with the 4 World Health Organization and other countries on 5 the goal of preventing the coronavirus from taking 6 more lives. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR505.IS SR505 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS