Expressing support for the recognition of August 13th through August 19, 2023, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.

Bill: 118-hres-653
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2023-08-11
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>The resolution supports the goals of Warehouse Worker Recognition Week, acknowledges that warehouse workers are frontline workers, and recommits to working together to support the needs of these frontline workers.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 653 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 11, 2023 Mrs. Torres of California (for herself, Mr. Costa , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Porter , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Takano , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Chu , Mr. Robert Garcia of California , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Barragán , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Norcross , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Meng , and Mr. Gottheimer ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the recognition of August 13th through August 19, 2023, as Warehouse Worker Recognition Week , the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.

Whereas, warehouse workers are important in supporting and developing the United States economy; Whereas, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the total number of warehousing and storage workers employed is over 9,000,000; Whereas, 25.8 percent of all warehouse employees are women, while 67.6 percent are men; Whereas supply chain disruptions have impacted the logistics industry; Whereas warehouse workers work around the clock, with little rest; Whereas warehouse workers in the summer months work in dangerously hot conditions, and warehouses can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit; Whereas warehouses in the Inland Empire manage distribution for most goods traveling through the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, which receive 40 percent of the Nation’s imports; Whereas, in 1980, the region was home to 234 warehouses and there are now more than 4,000 warehouses; and Whereas warehouse workers help individuals and communities through— (1) assisting in the supply chain; (2) helping to transport goods; and (3) packing, processing, and moving inventory: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals of Warehouse Worker Recognition Week ; (2) encourages increased awareness of the contributions of warehouse workers; (3) acknowledges that warehouse workers are front line workers; and (4) recommits to work together to reduce injuries and support the needs of these front line workers.