IV 
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 Cer-
tified 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 manage-
ment 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 an-
esthetics 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, po-
diatrists, ophthalmologists, and plastic surgeons, ambula-
tory surgical centers, and United States Military and 
Public Health Services and Department of Veterans Af-
fairs medical facilities; 
Whereas CRNAs have served on the frontlines of the 
coronavirus pandemic, using their advanced skills in air-
way management, intubation, and ventilator management 
to help the sickest COVID–19 patients, leaving the com-
fort 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives thanks 
and promotes the profession of Certified Registered Nurse 
Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their incredible, selfless, and 
dedicated service for over 150 years, by encouraging pa-
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tients, hospital administrators, health care professionals, 
policymakers, and others to utilize CRNAs to their full 
potential and to recognize the work of CRNAs by partici-
pating in National CRNA Week. 
Æ 
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