Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a medical emergency preparedness training, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hres-231
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-14
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution requires Members and employees of the House of Representatives to annually complete emergency preparedness training. The training must cover cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using automated external defibrillators.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 231 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2023 Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a medical emergency preparedness training, and for other purposes.

1. Mandatory medical emergency preparedness training (a) In general Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following: 5. (a) Each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives shall complete a medical emergency preparedness training offered by the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall include training in— (1) cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and (2) the use of an automated external defibrillator. (b) (1) Each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee of the House shall complete the training under this clause not later than 90 days after beginning service to the House, and annually thereafter. (2) The Office of the Attending Physician shall provide certification of the completion of the training established by this paragraph. . (b) Effective date (1) In general This resolution and the amendments made by this resolution shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution. (2) Training deadline for current Congress Not later than 90 days after the effective date specified in paragraph (1), an individual who is serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives as of such effective date shall complete the medical emergency preparedness training required under clause 5(a) of Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as added by this resolution.