119-sres37

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 37 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 37

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States 
 should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate 
 health information.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 January 24, 2025

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Welch, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, and 
 Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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 RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States 
 should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate 
 health information.

Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services provides crucial external 
 communications to protect the health and well-being of the people of the 
 United States;
Whereas urgent communications provided by the Department of Health and Human 
 Services help health care providers and the public learn about and 
 respond to public health incidents and threats, including outbreaks of 
 infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and the opioid overdose 
 epidemic;
Whereas the United States has published the epidemiological digest, Morbidity 
 and Mortality Weekly Report, every week since 1961;
Whereas foodborne disease outbreak notices published by the Department of Health 
 and Human Services are essential in coordinating and investigating 
 illness, helping to respond to the estimated 48,000,000 people who get 
 sick from foodborne disease each year in the United States; and
Whereas, in 2024, public health information reported through the Health Alert 
 Network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention included 
 information regarding increased risks in the United States of avian 
 influenza, dengue virus, and measles: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the people of the 
United States should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and 
accurate health information provided through the Department of Health 
and Human Services.
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