,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bi1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4        
,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
,november #bjaf as ,national ,hospice   
and ,palliative ,care ,month4  ,whereas 
hospice and palliative care services    
empower individuals to live as fully as 
possible1 surrounded and supported by   
family and loved ones1 despite serious  
and life-limiting illnesses2 ,whereas   
hospice and palliative care can bring   
patients and family caregivers          
high-quality care delivered by an       
interdisciplinary team of skilled       
professionals that includes physicians1 
nurses1 social workers1 therapists1     
counselors1 health aides1 spiritual care
 providers1 and others who make the     
wishes of each patient and family a     

priority2 ,whereas advance care planning
 involves an individual making decisions
 about the health care the individual   
would want to receive if faced with a   
serious or life-limiting illness or     
unable to speak on behalf of the        
individual2 ,whereas hospice and        
palliative care focus on quality of life
 through pain management and symptom    
control1 caregiver training and         
assistance1 and emotional and spiritual 
support1 allowing patients to live fully
 until the end of life1 surrounded and  
supported by loved ones1 friends1 and   
committed caregivers2 ,whereas every    
year more than #a1fej1jjj individuals in
 the ,united ,states living with        
life-limiting illness1 and the families 
of the individuals1 receive care and    
support from hospice programs in        
communities throughout the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas more than #dcj1jjj    
trained volunteers contribute           
#ai1jjj1jjj hours of service to hospice 
programs annually2 and ,whereas hospice 

and palliative care providers encourage 
all individuals to learn more about the 
options of the individuals for care and 
to share the wishes of the individuals  
with family1 loved ones1 and health care
 professionals3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,november #bjaf as ,national ,hospice   
and ,palliative ,care ,month2 and  7#b7 
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states-- 7,a7 to increase their        
understanding and awareness of care at  
the end of life2 and  7,b7 to observe   
,national ,hospice and ,palliative ,care
 ,month with appropriate activities and 
programs4