IA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 159
To designate the month of November in 1993 and 1994 as ‘‘National Hospice
Month’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1993
Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mrs. KENNELLY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SHAYS,
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, and Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut) intro-
duced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Post Office and Civil Service
NOVEMBER 18, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine,
Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BROWN
of California, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COBLE,
Mr. COOPER, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. DEL-
LUMS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. EDWARDS
of Texas, Mr. EVANS, Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
FISH, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr.
FROST, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. GORDON, Mr. HALL
of 
Texas, 
Mr. 
HAYES, 
Mr. 
HOBSON, 
Mr. 
HEFNER, 
Mr.
HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.
JEFFERSON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. KLEIN, Mr.
KOPETSKI, Mr. KREIDLER, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LAZIO, Mr.
LEACH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MAZZOLI,
Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs.
MEEK, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MOAK-
LEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. NATCHER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERSON of Min-
nesota, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
REED, Mr. REGULA, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. SKEEN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr.
SMITH of Iowa, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STARK, Mr. SYNAR, Mrs. THURMAN,
Mrs. UNSOELD, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. WALSH, Mr.
WATT, Mr. WISE, Mr. WOLF, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. TOWNS,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.
MCDADE, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. SAXTON,
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. PRICE of
North Carolina, Mr. MANTON, Mr. ORTON, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. PAYNE
of New Jersey, Mr. GRAMS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. WYNN, Mr.
NEAL of North Carolina, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. LEWIS
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of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. GREEN-
WOOD, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. GRANDY, Mr. BISHOP,
Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. BYRNE,
Mr. KLINK, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.
SWETT, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. YATES, Mr.
HOYER, Mr. SABO, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mrs. MINK, Mr.
SOLOMON, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. PAS-
TOR, Mrs. LLOYD, Mr. VENTO, Mr. QUINN, Mr. ROSE, Mr. SERRANO,
Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. APPLEGATE,
Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr.
MCKEON, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Ms. FURSE,
Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. VALENTINE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr.
DURBIN, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. ROWLAND,
Mr. BEVILL, Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. OBEY, Mr.
SMITH
of Texas, Mr. MINETA, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MFUME, Mr.
BILBRAY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. WILSON, Mr. HOAGLAND, Ms.
ENGLISH of Arizona, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. PICKLE, Mr.
CAMP, Mr. KLUG, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. EMER-
SON, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mrs.
LOWEY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. CARR of
Michigan, Mr. COX, Mr. GALLO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. STENHOLM,
Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, Mr. MATSUI,
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. STUDDS, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. STUMP, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr.
GILLMOR, Mr. BAKER of California, and Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida
NOVEMBER 18, 1993
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged; considered and passed
JOINT RESOLUTION
To designate the month of November in 1993 and 1994
as ‘‘National Hospice Month’’.
Whereas hospice care has been demonstrated to be a humani-
tarian way for terminally ill patients to approach the end
of their lives in comfort with appropriate, competent, and
compassionate care in an environment of personal indi-
viduality and dignity;
Whereas hospice advocates care for the patient and family by
attending to their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
and specifically, the pain and grief they experience;
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Whereas hospice care is provided by an interdisciplinary team
of physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, psy-
chological and spiritual counselors, and community volun-
teers trained in the hospice concept of care;
Whereas hospice has become a full partner in the Nation’s
health care system;
Whereas the enactment of a permanent medicare hospice ben-
efit and an optional medicaid hospice benefit makes it
possible for many more Americans to have the oppor-
tunity to elect to receive hospice care;
Whereas private insurance carriers and employers have recog-
nized the value of hospice care by the inclusion of hospice
benefits in health care coverage packages; and
Whereas there remains a great need to increase public aware-
ness of the benefits of hospice care: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the month of November in 1993 and 1994 is des-
ignated as ‘‘National Hospice Month’’. The President is
requested to issue a proclamation calling upon all govern-
ment agencies, the health care community, appropriate
private organizations, and people of the United States to
observe each of those months with appropriate forums,
programs and activities designed to encourage national
recognition of and support for hospice care as a humane
response to the needs of the terminally ill and as a viable
component of the health care system in this country.