IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1103 
Expressing support for the designation of the third week of September as 
National Student Sleep Health Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 
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 
Expressing support for the designation of the third week 
of September as National Student Sleep Health Week. 
Whereas healthy sleep is essential for the health, well-being, 
and safety of the students of the United States; 
Whereas healthy sleep is associated with healthy child devel-
opment and better health outcomes in children and ado-
lescents, including improved concentration, behavior, 
learning, memory, emotional regulation, quality of life, 
and mental and physical health; 
Whereas 25 percent of all children experience some type of 
sleep disturbance during childhood, including sleep dis-
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orders such as delayed sleep-wake phase disorder, insom-
nia, obstructive sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome; 
Whereas the new, unknown, and rapidly changing realities of 
the COVID–19 pandemic have caused widespread sleep 
disturbances in children; 
Whereas the amount of sleep needed to promote optimal 
health in children and adolescents varies by age; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy 
of Sleep Medicine, and the Sleep Research Society rec-
ommend that teenagers sleep 8 to 10 hours per 24 hours 
on a regular basis to promote optimal health; 
Whereas data collected by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention show that 75 percent of high school stu-
dents in the United States report getting insufficient 
sleep on school nights; 
Whereas the average sleep duration reported by adolescents 
varies by race, with a higher percentage of Black high 
school students reporting insufficient sleep on school 
nights than White and Latino students; 
Whereas shifts in biological rhythms during puberty causes 
adolescents to become sleepy later at night and wake up 
later in the morning; 
Whereas insufficient sleep, erratic sleep and wake schedules, 
late bedtimes, and poor sleep quality are associated with 
worse school performance for adolescents; 
Whereas insufficient sleep increases the risk of accidents, in-
juries, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and depression; 
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Whereas insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with an 
increased risk of self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide 
attempts; 
Whereas the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Pro-
motion at the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices seeks to increase the proportion of students in grades 
9 through 12 who get sufficient sleep as part of Healthy 
People 2020, a Federal initiative to improve the health 
of all Americans; 
Whereas the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American 
Medical Association, and the American Academy of Sleep 
Medicine recommends that middle school and high school 
start times should be 8:30 a.m. or later to promote stu-
dent health and performance; 
Whereas data show that 83 percent of middle schools and 93 
percent of high schools in the United States start before 
8:30 a.m.; 
Whereas insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with an 
increased risk of drinking and driving, texting while driv-
ing, and drowsy driving; 
Whereas the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
considers drowsy driving to be a profound impairment 
that mimics alcohol-impaired driving in many ways, in-
cluding slower reaction times and impaired attention, 
mental processing, judgement, and decision making; 
Whereas the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety estimates 
that drowsy driving causes an average of 328,000 motor 
vehicle accidents in the United States each year, includ-
ing 6,400 fatal crashes; 
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Whereas drivers between 16 and 24 years of age are 80 per-
cent more likely to be involved in a drowsy driving crash 
than adults who are 40 years of age or older; 
Whereas Congress established the National Center on Sleep 
Disorders Research in 1993 to foster the coordination of 
sleep and circadian research within the National Insti-
tutes of Health and other Federal agencies; 
Whereas sleep medicine is a multi-disciplinary medical spe-
cialty 
involving 
internal 
medicine 
physicians, 
pulmonologists, 
neurologists, 
psychiatrists, 
otolaryngologists, family physicians, pediatricians, anes-
thesiologists, dentists, psychologists, advanced practice 
providers, sleep technologists, and other health care pro-
fessionals; and 
Whereas more sleep and circadian research is needed to help 
improve the treatment of sleep disorders and reduce sleep 
health disparities in children and adolescents: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of National Stu-
dent Sleep Health Week; 
(2) supports the goals and efforts of National 
Student Sleep Health Week; 
(3) 
encourages 
public 
health 
officials, 
healthcare providers, educators, parents, and stu-
dents to do their part to promote adequate sleep; 
(4) encourages children and adolescents to 
practice good sleep hygiene and discuss their sleep 
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health with parents, teachers, and medical profes-
sionals; and 
(5) recognizes the continued importance of— 
(A) policies to improve sleep health in chil-
dren and adolescents; and 
(B) work to understand and reduce sleep 
health disparities in children and adolescents. 
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