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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 55 

Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered 

Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality 

health care for the public and the Nation’s Armed Forces for more 

than 150 years, through multiple public health emergencies, and beyond. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 24, 2023 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. 

BACON, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. TONKO, Ms. OMAR, and Ms. 

TOKUDA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their 

critical role in providing quality health care for the public 

and the Nation’s Armed Forces for more than 150 years, 

through multiple public health emergencies, and beyond. 

Whereas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) 

are essential to America’s health care system, providing 

high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia and pain management care; 

Whereas nurse anesthetists were some of the first anesthesia 

providers ever and have been providing care for more 

than 150 years; 


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Whereas CRNAs safely administer more than 50,000,000 anesthetics to patients each year; 

Whereas CRNAs are the primary providers of anesthesia care 

in rural America, enabling health care facilities in these 

medically underserved areas to offer obstetrical, surgical, 

trauma stabilization, and pain management services for 

millions of underserved and at-risk people; 

Whereas CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia 

is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites 

and obstetrical delivery rooms, the offices of dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and plastic surgeons, ambulatory surgical centers, and United States Military and 

Public Health Services and Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; 

Whereas CRNAs have served on the frontlines of the 

coronavirus pandemic, using their advanced skills in airway management, intubation, and ventilator management 

to help the sickest COVID–19 patients, leaving the comfort of their homes and families to travel to hospitals and 

facilities across the country so they can assist where the 

need is greatest; and 

Whereas the purpose of National CRNA Week, held January 

23, 2023, through January 28, 2023, is to raise public 

awareness of and celebrate the Nation’s 59,000 Certified 

Registered Nurse Anesthetists and student registered 

nurse anesthetists: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives thanks 

2 and promotes the profession of Certified Registered Nurse 

3 Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their incredible, selfless, and 

4 dedicated service for over 150 years, by encouraging paVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jan 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR55.IH HR55

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1 tients, hospital administrators, health care professionals, 

2 policymakers, and others to utilize CRNAs to their full 

3 potential and to recognize the work of CRNAs by partici4 pating in National CRNA Week. 

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