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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 550 

Commending the people in the United States who are carrying out essential 

tasks during the unprecedented time of crisis created by the Coronavirus 

Disease 2019 (COVID–19). 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 23, 2020 

Mr. PERDUE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the people in the United States who are carrying out essential tasks during the unprecedented time 

of crisis created by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 

(COVID–19). 

Whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (referred to in this 

preamble as ‘‘COVID–19’’) has created an unprecedented 

health crisis that has caused significant economic risks 

and harm to the well-being of the United States; 

Whereas the United States is racing to address the uncertainty caused by that crisis while ensuring that people 

have access to critical care and the essential items they 

need; 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 

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ment of Homeland Security, other Federal agencies, and 

State and local governments are tirelessly leading the 

United States through that unprecedented crisis; 

Whereas health workers are on the front lines leading the 

charge to solve the crisis, flatten the curve, and protect 

the United States; 

Whereas first responders show bravery and courage by putting themselves at risk while providing critical care to 

those who have COVID–19 and other infectious diseases 

and conditions; 

Whereas the brave members of the National Guard are always ready and always available to respond in times of 

need; 

Whereas truck drivers, delivery persons, airline workers, and 

supply chain specialists are transporting critical medical 

goods between hospitals, essential items to stores, and 

food and delivered goods to the homes of people throughout the United States; 

Whereas the energy industry is helping the United States by 

providing the power necessary for hospitals, governments, 

and businesses to work day and night responding to the 

crisis; 

Whereas farmers and grocery store workers are feeding communities and helping families across the United States 

put food on the table; 

Whereas educators in the United States have adapted quickly 

to distance and online teaching and continue to provide 

the children of the United States with a high-quality education under uncertain circumstances; and 

Whereas janitorial-services businesses and staff are keeping 

buildings and businesses across the United States safe by 


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providing the critical cleaning services necessary to stop 

the spread of COVID–19: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes— 

3 (A) the Centers for Disease Control and 

4 Prevention, the Department of Health and 

5 Human Services, the Department of Homeland 

6 Security, other Federal agencies, and State and 

7 local governments for tirelessly leading the 

8 United States through the unprecedented crisis 

9 created by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (re10 ferred to in this resolution as ‘‘COVID–19’’); 

11 (B) the health workers who are on the 

12 front lines leading the charge to solve the crisis, 

13 flatten the curve, and protect the United 

14 States; 

15 (C) the first responders who show bravery 

16 and courage by putting themselves at risk while 

17 providing critical care to those who have 

18 COVID–19 and other infectious diseases and 

19 conditions; 

20 (D) the brave members of the National 

21 Guard who are always ready and always avail22 able to respond in times of need; 


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1 (E) the truck drivers, delivery persons, air2 line workers, and supply chain specialists who 

3 are transporting— 

4 (i) critical medical goods between hos5 pitals; 

6 (ii) essential items to stores; and 

7 (iii) food and delivered goods to the 

8 homes of people throughout the United 

9 States; 

10 (F) the energy industry for helping the 

11 United States by providing the power necessary 

12 for hospitals, governments, and businesses to 

13 work day and night responding to the crisis; 

14 (G) the farmers and grocery store workers 

15 who are feeding communities and helping fami16 lies across the United States put food on the 

17 table; 

18 (H) the educators in the United States 

19 who— 

20 (i) have adapted quickly to distance 

21 and online teaching; and 

22 (ii) continue to provide the children of 

23 the United States with a high-quality edu24 cation under uncertain circumstances; and 


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1 (I) the janitorial-services businesses and 

2 staff that are keeping buildings and businesses 

3 across the United States safe by providing the 

4 critical cleaning services necessary to stop the 

5 spread of COVID–19; 

6 (2) commends the people described in subpara7 graphs (A) through (I) of paragraph (1) who are 

8 carrying out the essential tasks described in those 

9 subparagraphs; and 

10 (3) salutes the leadership that those people 

11 have shown in their communities and across the 

12 United States during an unprecedented time of cri13 sis. 

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