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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 232 

Recognizing the importance of sleep health and expressing support for the 

designation of the week of March 12 through March 18, 2023, as 

‘‘Sleep Awareness Week’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN, Mr. 

BACON, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. LOFGREN) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the importance of sleep health and expressing 

support for the designation of the week of March 12 

through March 18, 2023, as ‘‘Sleep Awareness Week’’. 

Whereas sleep is essential for health, well-being, and safety; 

Whereas advancing advocacy and promotion of evidence-based 

sleep health practices will improve the general health of 

the public; 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that most adults need at least 7 hours of sleep per 

night; 


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Whereas the National Sleep Foundation’s 2023 Sleep in 

America Poll found that 35 percent of Americans say 

they sleep less than 7 hours per night on average; 

Whereas sleep deprivation can lead to impaired memory, elevated stress levels, disrupted metabolism, and increased 

risk of injury and accidents; 

Whereas, in the long-term, insufficient sleep can increase the 

risk of diabetes, stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, and other health conditions; 

Whereas insomnia can be a symptom of depression and anxiety, and sleep problems can also exacerbate or contribute 

to the onset of mental health conditions; 

Whereas numerous studies have found that Black Americans 

are less likely than their White counterparts to get adequate sleep, and that Black Americans may also be more 

likely to get lower quality sleep; 

Whereas Congress established the National Center on Sleep 

Disorders Research in 1993 to foster the coordination of 

sleep and circadian research within the National Institutes of Health and other Federal agencies; 

Whereas, for over two decades, the National Sleep Foundation has organized Sleep Awareness Week to promote the 

benefits of healthy sleep and its importance to overall 

health and well-being; and 

Whereas numerous States and organizations across the Nation recognize and participate in Sleep Awareness Week: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the importance of sleep health as 

3 a way to increase overall health and well-being; 


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1 (2) supports the designation of a ‘‘Sleep Aware2 ness Week’’; 

3 (3) supports the goals and efforts of Sleep 

4 Awareness Week; 

5 (4) encourages public health officials, health 

6 care providers, educators, and parents to do their 

7 part to promote adequate sleep; 

8 (5) encourages the people of the United States 

9 to prioritize their sleep health, practice good habits 

10 for sleep health, and discuss their sleep with their 

11 health care provider; and 

12 (6) recognizes the continued importance of poli13 cies to improve sleep health. 

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