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Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in low-income countries with vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ("Gavi").

USA119th CongressHRES-848| House 
| Updated: 10/31/2025
Thomas H. Kean

Thomas H. Kean

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (6)
Gabe Amo (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' strong support for the United States' ongoing role in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as a crucial mechanism for delivering vaccines and immunization to low-income countries. Gavi, a public-private partnership established in 2000 with U.S. involvement, has significantly expanded access to vaccines, immunizing over 1.1 billion children and averting an estimated 18.8 million deaths in the world's most impoverished nations. This initiative has been instrumental in reducing childhood deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases by 70 percent since its inception, demonstrating its profound impact on global health. Gavi's model emphasizes country ownership and sustainability, requiring recipient nations to contribute to vaccine costs and invest in their immunization programs. It has also transformed the vaccine market by pooling demand and securing predictable financing, making vaccines more affordable and reliable. Beyond routine immunizations, Gavi supports critical efforts like polio eradication, stockpiling vaccines for outbreaks, and expanding access to new malaria vaccines, which have the potential to save tens of thousands of lives annually. The alliance also strengthens health systems, as demonstrated by its role in COVAX and its response to COVID-19, delivering nearly 2 billion doses and averting millions of deaths. The resolution affirms that U.S. government support for Gavi is a cost-effective and efficient means to reduce mortality, contributing to the U.S. goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths and enhancing U.S. health security. It encourages the continued use of Department of State and CDC resources to bolster local public health capacity for vaccine delivery. Furthermore, the resolution calls for multiyear pledges and increased U.S. investment in Gavi for its 2026-2030 strategic period, ensuring predictability and stability in the vaccine market and fostering global health security.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 116-861
Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.

Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 118-1286
Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in low-income countries with vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ("Gavi").
Oct 31, 2025
Submitted in House
Oct 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 116-861
    Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 118-1286
    Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in low-income countries with vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ("Gavi").


  • October 31, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • October 31, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in low-income countries with vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ("Gavi").

USA119th CongressHRES-848| House 
| Updated: 10/31/2025
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' strong support for the United States' ongoing role in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as a crucial mechanism for delivering vaccines and immunization to low-income countries. Gavi, a public-private partnership established in 2000 with U.S. involvement, has significantly expanded access to vaccines, immunizing over 1.1 billion children and averting an estimated 18.8 million deaths in the world's most impoverished nations. This initiative has been instrumental in reducing childhood deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases by 70 percent since its inception, demonstrating its profound impact on global health. Gavi's model emphasizes country ownership and sustainability, requiring recipient nations to contribute to vaccine costs and invest in their immunization programs. It has also transformed the vaccine market by pooling demand and securing predictable financing, making vaccines more affordable and reliable. Beyond routine immunizations, Gavi supports critical efforts like polio eradication, stockpiling vaccines for outbreaks, and expanding access to new malaria vaccines, which have the potential to save tens of thousands of lives annually. The alliance also strengthens health systems, as demonstrated by its role in COVAX and its response to COVID-19, delivering nearly 2 billion doses and averting millions of deaths. The resolution affirms that U.S. government support for Gavi is a cost-effective and efficient means to reduce mortality, contributing to the U.S. goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths and enhancing U.S. health security. It encourages the continued use of Department of State and CDC resources to bolster local public health capacity for vaccine delivery. Furthermore, the resolution calls for multiyear pledges and increased U.S. investment in Gavi for its 2026-2030 strategic period, ensuring predictability and stability in the vaccine market and fostering global health security.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 116-861
Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.

Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 118-1286
Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in low-income countries with vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ("Gavi").
Oct 31, 2025
Submitted in House
Oct 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 116-861
    Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 118-1286
    Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in low-income countries with vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ("Gavi").


  • October 31, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • October 31, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Thomas H. Kean

Thomas H. Kean

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (6)
Gabe Amo (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted