IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 303 
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of care workers in the United 
States and expressing support for the designation of April 2023 as 
‘‘Care Worker Recognition Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2023 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CRAIG, 
Ms. JACOBS, Ms. BALINT, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MENG, Ms. BUSH, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of 
Florida, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. JAYAPAL, 
Mr. ALLRED, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of care workers 
in the United States and expressing support for the 
designation of April 2023 as ‘‘Care Worker Recognition 
Month’’. 
Whereas there is a growing need on the part of families and 
individuals for care and support, from childcare to serv-
ices for older adults and people with chronic illnesses or 
disabilities; 
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Whereas childcare workers provide the essential service of 
taking care of a child’s basic needs while fostering a 
child’s early emotional, social, and intellectual develop-
ment; 
Whereas direct care workers enable older adults, people with 
disabilities, and children with complex medical needs to 
remain in their homes and communities and live healthy, 
independent, and dignified lives by providing support 
with critical daily tasks such as eating, dressing, personal 
hygiene, and community activities such as working, going 
to school, and engaging with neighbors and friends; 
Whereas investment in care workers is vital to labor force 
participation and a strong economy; 
Whereas care workers give family caregivers the assurance 
their children, parents, and loved ones are in the hands 
of professionals and that their homes are being looked 
after; 
Whereas care work is a profession that particularly benefits 
women, who account for the majority of this workforce, 
and which enables other women to participate in the 
labor force; 
Whereas access to childcare and home and community-based 
care helps families boost their economic stability by work-
ing for pay, taking fewer days off, and pursuing opportu-
nities to advance their education and careers; 
Whereas when families are forced out of the labor market due 
to caregiving responsibilities, they will experience dimin-
ished income, access to benefits, and retirement savings 
over their lifetimes; 
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Whereas children who receive high-quality childcare are 
healthier, more likely to graduate from college, and have 
higher incomes; 
Whereas older adults who have home care and services avail-
able to them have better health and a higher quality of 
life; 
Whereas substandard wages and poor working conditions 
continue to fuel shortages and high turnover in the care 
industry; 
Whereas the median annual earnings for full-time childcare 
workers and home care workers is less than $30,000, and 
as a result, nearly 1 in 6 home care workers lives in pov-
erty, and 1 out of every 3 childcare workers is experi-
encing food insecurity; 
Whereas COVID–19 both heightened the existing challenges 
and placed new stress on care workers, leading to burn-
out and exhaustion; 
Whereas the demand for home and community-based care 
services is growing because the population of adults who 
are 65 and older will nearly double by 2050, while cur-
rently 10,000 people per day are turning 65; 
Whereas 88 percent of aging adults prefer to receive long- 
term supports and services in home and community-based 
settings; 
Whereas across the United States, approximately 656,000 
aging individuals and people with disabilities are on wait-
ing lists to access home and community-based services 
through Medicaid; 
Whereas home care jobs are the jobs of the future, with this 
workforce projected to add more new jobs than any other 
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single occupation in the country and will add more than 
1 million new jobs from 2020 to 2030; 
Whereas home care is high-value work that provides services 
to millions of people deserving high quality jobs that re-
flect their value; 
Whereas unpaid caregiving economic value is estimated at 
$470,000,000,000; 
Whereas turnover and shortages in the care workforce are 
costly to the economy because they lead to higher costs 
for employers who need to continuously hire and train 
new workers; 
Whereas large-scale labor force exits due to childcare needs 
cost the economy an estimated $57,000,000,000 annually 
in lost income, productivity, and tax revenue; 
Whereas investing in care infrastructure will lead to fewer 
staffing shortages and higher productivity, while ensuring 
a more robust and stable pipeline of workers for busi-
nesses; and 
Whereas investing in direct care infrastructure specifically 
will result in savings because it costs approximately 
$58,000 per person per year to receive care and services 
in their homes in contrast to $90,000 per person per year 
in semiprivate congregate settings: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘Care Worker Recognition Month’’; 
(2) recognizes the roles and the contributions of 
America’s home care workers in providing the care 
necessary for older adults and people with chronic 
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illness or disabilities to live independently and in 
dignity; 
(3) recognizes the role and contributions of 
America’s early educators and childcare workers in 
providing a nurturing, enriching environment for 
children to grow and learn; 
(4) recognizes the roles and the contributions of 
America’s care workers in enabling caregivers the 
opportunity to pursue educational attainment, and 
to remain in or reenter the workforce; 
(5) recognizes that the care industry is crucial 
to economic growth; and 
(6) thanks and promotes the profession of care 
workers. 
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