IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 951 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed 
from May 6 through May 12, 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2020 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. TRONE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. SIRES, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. RYAN, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. 
YARMUTH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. COHEN) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, 
to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2020. 
Whereas, beginning in 1991, National Nurses Week is cele-
brated annually from May 6, also known as ‘‘National 
Recognition Day for Nurses’’, through May 12, the birth-
day of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nurs-
ing; 
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Whereas, in 2020, National Nurses Week falls within the 
International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, as des-
ignated by the World Health Organization; 
Whereas National Nurses Week is a time of year to reflect 
on the important contributions that nurses make to pro-
vide safe, high-quality health care; 
Whereas nurses serve on the front lines, risking their lives 
treating the injured and sick during wartime, natural dis-
asters, and pandemics, including the COVID–19 pan-
demic; 
Whereas nurses are known to be patient advocates, acting to 
protect the lives of individuals under their care; 
Whereas nurses represent the largest single component of the 
health care professions, with an estimated population of 
more than 4,000,000 registered nurses in the United 
States; 
Whereas nurses are leading in the delivery of quality care in 
a transformed health care system that improves patient 
outcomes and safety; 
Whereas the Future of Nursing report of the Institute of 
Medicine has called for the nursing profession to meet 
the call for leadership in a team-based delivery model; 
Whereas, when nurse staffing levels increase, the risk of pa-
tient complications and lengthy hospital stays decreases, 
resulting in cost savings; 
Whereas nurses are experienced researchers, and the work of 
nurses encompasses a wide scope of scientific inquiry, in-
cluding clinical research, health systems and outcomes re-
search, and nursing education research; 
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Whereas nurses provide care that is sensitive to the cultures 
and customs of individuals across the United States; 
Whereas nurses are well-positioned to provide leadership to 
eliminate health care disparities that exist in the United 
States; 
Whereas nurses are the cornerstone of the public health in-
frastructure, promoting healthy lifestyles and educating 
communities on disease prevention and health promotion; 
Whereas nurses help inform and educate, and work closely 
with, legislators to improve— 
(1) the education, retention, recruitment, and prac-
tice of all nurses; and 
(2) the health and safety of the patients for whom 
the nurses care; 
Whereas there is a need— 
(1) to strengthen nursing workforce development 
programs at all levels, including the number of doctorally 
prepared faculty members; and 
(2) to provide education to the nurse research sci-
entists who can develop new nursing care models to im-
prove the health status of the diverse population of the 
United States; 
Whereas nurses touch the lives of the people of the United 
States through every stage of life; and 
Whereas nursing has been voted the most honest and ethical 
profession in the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Nurses Week, as founded by the American Nurses 
Association; 
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(2) recognizes the significant contributions of 
nurses to the health care system in the United 
States; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe National Nurses Week with appropriate 
recognition, ceremonies, activities, and programs to 
demonstrate the importance of nurses to the every-
day lives of patients. 
Æ 
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