,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aada  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #bb1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,shalala 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4
 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4   
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mrs4 ,lee of    
,nevada1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4        
,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4     
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 
,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 and ,mr4  
,san ,nicolas7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,september #bb1      
#bjbj1 as ,national ,hispanic ,nurses   
,day4  ,whereas the ,world ,health      
,organization declared #bjbj as the year
 of the ,nurse and ,midwife1 and        
coincidentally1 #bjbj is experiencing   
unprecedented times highlighting the    
intelligence1 agility1 grit1 and        
tenacity of nurses in all sectors across

 the ,nation2 ,whereas a special group  
of nurses in the ,nation are the        
,hispanic nurses2 ,whereas ,hispanic    
nurses provide culturally and ethnically
 competent care and are educated to be  
sensitive to regional and community     
customs of persons needing care2        
,whereas ,hispanic nurses are           
well-positioned to provide leadership to
 eliminate health care disparities that 
exist in the ,nation2 ,whereas1 since   
#aige1 the ,national ,association of    
,hispanic ,nurses 7,,nahn7 has          
represented ,hispanic nurses            
7,r,ns_/,l,p,ns7 in the ,united ,states 
and is the only nursing organization for
 ,hispanic nurses whose mission is to   
advance the health in ,hispanic         
communities and to lead1 promote1 and   
advocate for educational1 professional1 
and leadership opportunities for        
,hispanic nurses2 ,whereas1 since       
,september is the month that has been   
set aside to honor the contributions of 
,hispanics1 it is only fitting that     

,hispanic nurses be recognized and      
honored during this time for their      
outstanding contributions to their      
community and country2 ,whereas the     
designation of an observation day will  
help to raise awareness of the          
accomplishments of ,hispanic nurses and 
pave the way for the important work that
 they must continue to carry out2       
,whereas1 each ,february1 ,,nahn        
convenes nearly #ajj nursing leaders    
from academia1 research1 education1 and 
practice in ,washington1 ,,dc1 for a    
,day on ,capitol ,hill promoting        
legislation that improves the health of 
,hispanic communities2 ,whereas         
,hispanic nurses are strong allies to   
,congress as they help inform1 educate1 
and work closely with legislators to    
improve the education1 retention1       
recruitment1 and practice of all nurses 
and1 more importantly1 the health and   
safety of the patients they care for2   
and ,whereas ,hispanic nurses add needed
 diversity to the profession1 and these 

nurses have engaged in numerous ways to 
support community and needs of an       
overlooked1 under resourced1 and        
underserved population being severely   
impacted by ,,covid-#ai3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals1 and the designation1  
of ,national ,hispanic ,nurses ,day1 as 
proposed by the ,national ,association  
of ,hispanic ,nurses2  7#b7 recognizes  
the significant contributions of        
,hispanic nurses to the health care     
system of the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7
 encourages the people of the ,united   
,states to observe ,national ,hispanic  
,nurses ,day with appropriate           
recognition1 ceremonies1 activities1 and
 programs to demonstrate the importance 
of ,hispanic nurses to the everyday     
lives of patients and communities they  
serve4