IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 73 
Expressing the sense of Congress that public health professionals should 
be commended for their dedication and service to the United States 
on Public Health Thank You Day, November 25, 2019. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. WITTMAN, and Mr. 
SIMPSON) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that public health profes-
sionals should be commended for their dedication and 
service to the United States on Public Health Thank 
You Day, November 25, 2019. 
Whereas the health, security, and well-being of all people in 
the United States is integral to a functioning democracy 
and strong economy; 
Whereas public health research and practice advances each of 
these core attributes of a thriving Nation; 
Whereas emerging and reemerging infectious and zoonotic 
diseases are an ongoing threat to the health of people in 
the United States; 
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Whereas opioid addiction and opioid-related overdose deaths 
are devastating communities across the Nation; 
Whereas antimicrobial resistance affects 2 million people in 
the United States, and antibiotic-resistant infections lead 
to the deaths of at least 23,000 Americans each year; 
Whereas racial, ethnic, and geographical disparities in health 
and health care pose a significant challenge to the Na-
tion’s strength, prosperity, and productivity; 
Whereas natural disasters and biological threats present a 
persistent threat to the life, health, and safety of all peo-
ple in the United States; 
Whereas poor air quality, poor water quality, inadequate 
sanitation, social determinants, and behavioral factors ex-
acerbate disease; 
Whereas almost half a million Americans die each year from 
smoking, and more than 1,000 cases of acute vaping-re-
lated disease have been documented across the country 
since June 2019; 
Whereas through research, surveillance and monitoring, pre-
vention, health, and other strategies, tools, actions, and 
programs, public health professionals work to lessen the 
burden of disease, and in so doing are essential to boost-
ing quality of life and extending life expectancy; 
Whereas public health professionals work tirelessly to prevent 
infectious diseases from spreading through transmission, 
and to address both longstanding and emerging global 
health threats; 
Whereas first responders who put themselves in harm’s way 
to protect and defend the public health are an imperative 
resource to the United States and its citizens; and 
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Whereas public health professionals have time and again 
shown their value in reducing and abating health and en-
vironmental threats such as measles, lead poisoning, trac-
ing and addressing food-borne illnesses, and other disease 
outbreaks, and increasing awareness of healthy lifestyle 
choices: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that public 
health professionals in the United States are to be ap-
plauded, extolled, and thanked on Public Health Thank 
You Day for their deeply important contributions to the 
Nation. 
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