Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Bill: 117-hres-886
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2022-01-25
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health personnel

Hospital care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Licensing and registrations

Nursing

Surgery and anesthesia
Latest action: action_date: 2022-01-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution recognizes the service of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), including during the COVID-19 pandemic, and encourages participation in National CRNA Week.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 886 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2022 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Whereas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are essential to America’s health care system, providing high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia care for more than 150 years; Whereas CRNAs safely administer more than 50,000,000 anesthetics to patients each year; Whereas CRNAs are the primary providers of anesthesia care in rural America, enabling health care facilities in these medically underserved areas to offer obstetrical, surgical, trauma stabilization, and pain management services; Whereas CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms, the offices of dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and plastic surgeons, ambulatory surgical centers, and United States Military and Public Health Services and Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; Whereas CRNAs are serving on the frontlines of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, using their advanced skills in airway management, intubation, and ventilator management to help the sickest COVID–19 patients, leaving the comfort of their homes and families to travel to hospitals and facilities across the country so they can assist where the need is greatest; and Whereas the purpose of National CRNA Week, held January 23, 2022, through January 29, 2022, is to raise public awareness of and celebrate the Nation’s 59,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and student registered nurse anesthetists: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives thanks and promotes the profession of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their incredible, selfless and dedicated service during this pandemic, by encouraging patients, hospital administrators, health care professionals, policymakers, and others to utilize CRNAs to their full potential and to recognize the work of CRNAs by participating in National CRNA Week.