Title: Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This resolution recognizes the contributions of frontline workers and essential critical-infrastructure personnel and reaffirms the responsibility of Congress to meet the needs of such workers with respect to personal protective equipment and necessary tools to safely carry out their jobs.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 913 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 913

   Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2020

 Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Garcia of 
     Illinois, Mr. Costa, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Kelly of 
   Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Neguse, Ms. 
 Stevens, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Crist, 
 Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Soto, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Rose of New 
 York, and Mr. Mitchell) submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whereas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that as of 
        March 26, 2020, there are nearly 70,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 
        the United States and growing;
Whereas all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 
        United States Virgin Islands have reported cases of COVID-19;
Whereas 27 States are reporting community spread of COVID-19 as of March 21, 
        2020;
Whereas the World Health Organization 2006 World Health Report defines a health 
        care worker as an individual whose job it is to protect and improve the 
        health of their community and to make important contributions, and who 
        is critical to the functioning of most health systems;
Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly intensified the daily lives of health 
        care workers;
Whereas public health experts report the United States will face a shortage of 
        health care providers as cases of COVID-19 escalate;
Whereas first responders, including firefighters, emergency medical technicians, 
        law enforcement, and other emergency management personnel, are facing 
        unprecedented challenges to stay healthy and serve their communities;
Whereas grocery and food service workers across the Nation are working to meet 
        the essential demands of keeping shelves stocked and preparing food for 
        the United States amid COVID-19, while facing a greater infection risk 
        from higher levels of public interaction;
Whereas, as cases of COVID-19 spread, farmworkers continue working hard in the 
        fields to harvest the produce that feeds families across America every 
        day;
Whereas public works employees, including sanitization personnel, continue to 
        keep our streets and public spaces clean;
Whereas postal and delivery workers continue to keep their delivery operations 
        working as part of the Nation's critical infrastructure by delivering 
        medicines, Social Security checks, and other essential goods; and
Whereas a March 19, 2020, Guidance Memo issued by the Department of Homeland 
        Security recognized health care providers, first responders, public 
        safety and law enforcement officers, workers supporting groceries, and 
        farmworkers as being part of an ``Essential Critical Infrastructure'' 
        workforce: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors and recognizes the contributions of all 
        frontline workers and essential critical infrastructure 
        personnel; and
            (2) reaffirms the responsibility of Congress to finds ways 
        to meet the needs of frontline workers for the most effective 
        personal protective equipment and other necessary tools to 
        safely carry out their jobs.
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