Title: Honoring the essential staff of the United States Capitol Complex as unsung heroes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution honors the essential staff of the U.S. Capitol complex, recognizes and thanks them for their invaluable contributions, and commits to better protecting them.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 204 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 204

 Honoring the essential staff of the United States Capitol Complex as 
                             unsung heroes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2021

 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
 Carson, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Crow, Ms. Dean, Mr. 
   Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
    Hastings, Ms. Norton, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jacobs of 
California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin of 
   California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Ocasio-
   Cortez, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
 Takano, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Newman, 
and Ms. Omar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the essential staff of the United States Capitol Complex as 
                             unsung heroes.

Whereas the COVID-19 public health emergency has displayed the importance of 
        essential staff to keeping our country and the Federal Government 
        operating;
Whereas the essential staff of the United States Capitol Complex, including 
        custodial, cafeteria and food service, maintenance, transportation, and 
        infrastructure staff, show up daily to serve Members of Congress and 
        staff regardless of political ideology, weather conditions, Government 
        shutdowns, and more;
Whereas essential staff are often underappreciated and overworked as they 
        provide much needed services at the United States Capitol;
Whereas the violent insurrection on January 6, 2021, left essential staff 
        fleeing for their lives, with many staff detailing stories of hiding in 
        closets or nearby offices fearing for their safety;
Whereas essential staff, many of whom are minorities, were forced to confront 
        the racist and White nationalist symbols that occupied the United States 
        Capitol;
Whereas essential staff, often left vulnerable in hostile situations, have had 
        little time to process the traumatic events that took place on January 
        6, 2021;
Whereas after the attack ended, essential staff worked through the evening and 
        late-night hours to clean up the aftermath of the destructive mob that 
        ransacked the Complex who left behind broken glass, doors, and signage, 
        trash, and bigoted symbols, as well as the horrific and vile spreading 
        of feces along walls; and
Whereas essential staff continued their regular duties without delay through the 
        long night while Members of Congress certified the results of the 
        Presidential election: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the essential staff of the United States Capitol 
        Complex as unsung heroes;
            (2) recognizes and thanks the invaluable contributions of 
        these staff before, during, and after the January 6, 2021, 
        attack; and
            (3) extends its support to these staff as they recover from 
        the ordeal of the attack and commits to better protecting all 
        staff who work throughout the Capitol Complex.
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