,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #g1 #bjbj,mr4  
,engel 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4
 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4     
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 
,cisn]os1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1 ,mr4 
,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1    
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 
,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4  
,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1    
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4      
,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4   
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4
 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,ms4 
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mrs4     
,beatty1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,kildee1     
,mrs4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 
,s*iff1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1    
,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sires1 
,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4     
,fudge1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mrs4 

,trahan1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,vela1  
,mr4 ,cr[1 ,ms4 ,f9k5au]1 ,mr4 ,coh51   
,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4        
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4      
,cunn+ham1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1     
,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,br[nley
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1  
,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4       
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4    
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,rask91   
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick     
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 
,mr4 ,emm]1 & ,mr4 ,com]7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,augu/ #i ?r\gh #ae1      
#bjbj1 z ,national ,heal? ,c5t] ,week & 
enc\rages all ,am]icans to take "p 9 ?is
 week by visit+ _! local heal? c5t] &   
celebrat+ ! important p>tn]%ip betwe5   
,am]ica's community heal? c5t]s & !     
communities !y s]ve4  ,:]eas = ov] #ej  

ye>s1 community heal? c5t]s h provid$   
high-quality1 af=dable1 & compreh5sive  
prim>y & prev5tive heal? c>e 9 our      
,nation's und]s]v$ communities1 deliv]+ 
value to1 & hav+ a significant impact on
 ,am]ica's heal? c>e sy/em2 ,:]eas !    
c\ntry's l>ge/ prim>y c>e network1      
community heal? c5t]s are ! heal? c>e   
home = #cj1jjj1jjj ,am]icans 9 ov]      
#ad1jjj communities across ! ,nation2   
,:]eas #a 9 e #ab p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
gets c>e 9 a community heal? c5t]2      
,:]eas community heal? c5t]s are a      
critical elem5t ( ! heal? sy/em1 s]v+   
bo? rural & urban communities1 & (t5    
provid+ ! only accessible & dep5dable   
s\rce ( prim>y c>e 9 _! communities2    
,:]eas nationwide1 community heal? c5t]s
 s]ve #a 9 e #e resid5ts ( rural areas2 
,:]eas e day1 community heal? c5t]s     
develop new approa*es to integrat+ a    
wide range ( s]vices beyond prim>y c>e1 
includ+ oral heal?1 vision1 behavioral  
heal?1 & ph>macy s]vices1 to meet ! ne$s
 & *all5ges ( _! communities2 ,:]eas    

community heal? c5t]s are gov]n$ by     
pati5t-majority bo>ds1 ensur+ t !       
pati5ts ( ea* heal? c5t] are engag$ 9 _!
 own heal? c>e decisions2 ,:]eas        
community heal? c5t]s are locally own$ &
 op]at$ small bus9esses t s]ve z        
critical economic eng9es1 help+ to p[]  
local economies by g5]at+               
#ed1fjj1jjj1jjj 9 economic activity 9 "s
 ( ! c\ntry's mo/ economically depriv$  
communities2 ,:]eas community heal?     
c5t]s nationally employ m ?an #bcf1jjj  
p1 includ+ physicians1 nurse            
practition]s1 physician assi/ants1 &    
c]tifi$ nurse midwives :o "w z "p (     
multi-discipl9>y cl9ical teams design$  
to treat ! :ole pati5t2 ,:]eas !        
community heal? c5t] model cont9ues to  
prove an effective means ( ov]com+      
b>ri]s to heal? c>e access1 includ+     
geography1 income1 & insurance /atus1   
improv+ heal? c>e outcomes & r$uc+ heal?
 c>e sy/em co/s2 ,:]eas community heal? 
c5t]s r$uce ov]all co/s ( c>e by help+  
manage *ronic conditions ( pati5ts1 :i* 

keeps !m out ( co/li] heal? c>e sett+s l
 hospital em]g5cy rooms2 ,:]eas         
community heal? c5t]s are on ! front    
l9es ( em]g+ heal? c>e crises1 provid+  
access to c>e = our ,nation's vet]ans1  
address+ ! opioid epidemic1 & respond+  
to public heal? ?reats 9 ! wake (       
natural disa/]s2 ,:]eas community heal? 
c5t]s s]ve z beacons ( ess5tial res\rces
 & support 9 te/+ & treatm5t 9 ! face ( 
! global coronavirus p&emic1 & w cont9ue
 to (f] reliable1 af=dable1 &           
high-quality c>e aga9/ ,,covid-#ai =    
,am]ica's mo/ vuln]able & und]s]v$      
communities2 ,:]eas dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic1 heal? c5t]s s]v$ z front l9e    
respond]s & 7 able to provide te/s to   
#a1edi1fij pati5ts ov] a #d-mon? p]iod2 
,:]eas ,national ,heal? ,c5t] ,week (f]s
 ! opportunity to celebrate ,am]ica's   
ov] #a1djj heal? c5t] organizations )   
ov] #ab1jjj s]vice deliv]y sites1 _!    
d$icat$ /aff1 bo>d memb]s1 pati5ts1 &   
all ^? responsible = _! cont9u$ success 
& gr[? s9ce ! fir/ heal? c5t]s op5$ _!  

doors m ?an #ej ye>s ago2 & ,:]eas dur+ 
,national ,heal? ,c5t] ,week1 we        
celebrate ! legacy ( ,am]ica's community
 heal? c5t]s1 & _! vital role 9 %ap+ !  
pa/1 pres5t1 & future ( ,am]ica's heal? 
c>e sy/em3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,heal? ,c5t]    
,week2 &  7#b7 enc\rages all ,am]icans  
to take "p 9 ?is week by visit+ _! local
 heal? c5t] & celebrat+ ! important     
p>tn]%ip betwe5 ,am]ica's community     
heal? c5t]s & ! communities !y s]ve4