,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bg1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,carbajal 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,garca  
of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,snchez1
 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,kelly of         
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1
 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4      
,stevens1 ,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas1 ,ms4 
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,mr4 ,crist1  
,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bacon1    
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,rose of 
,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,mitchell7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,expressing support for frontline       
workers of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4    
,whereas ,centers for ,disease ,control 
and ,prevention 7,,cdc7 data show that  
as of ,march #bf1 #bjbj1 there are      
nearly #gj1jjj confirmed cases of       
,,covid-#ai in the ,united ,states and  
growing2 ,whereas all #ej ,states1 the  

,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1  
,guam1 and the ,united ,states ,virgin  
,islands have reported cases of         
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas #bg ,states are   
reporting community spread of           
,,covid-#ai as of ,march #ba1 #bjbj2    
,whereas the ,world ,health             
,organization #bjjf ,world ,health      
,report defines a health care worker as 
an individual whose job it is to protect
 and improve the health of their        
community and to make important         
contributions1 and who is critical to   
the functioning of most health systems2 
,whereas the ,,covid-#ai pandemic has   
rapidly intensified the daily lives of  
health care workers2 ,whereas public    
health experts report the ,united       
,states will face a shortage of health  
care providers as cases of ,,covid-#ai  
escalate2 ,whereas first responders1    
including firefighters1 emergency       
medical technicians1 law enforcement1   
and other emergency management          
personnel1 are facing unprecedented     

challenges to stay healthy and serve    
their communities2 ,whereas grocery and 
food service workers across the ,nation 
are working to meet the essential       
demands of keeping shelves stocked and  
preparing food for the ,united ,states  
amid ,,covid-#ai1 while facing a greater
 infection risk from higher levels of   
public interaction2 ,whereas1 as cases  
of ,,covid-#ai spread1 farmworkers      
continue working hard in the fields to  
harvest the produce that feeds families 
across ,america every day2 ,whereas     
public works employees1 including       
sanitization personnel1 continue to keep
 our streets and public spaces clean2   
,whereas postal and delivery workers    
continue to keep their delivery         
operations working as part of the       
,nation's critical infrastructure by    
delivering medicines1 ,social ,security 
checks1 and other essential goods2 and  
,whereas a ,march #ai1 #bjbj1 ,guidance 
,memo issued by the ,department of      
,homeland ,security recognized health   

care providers1 first responders1 public
 safety and law enforcement officers1   
workers supporting groceries1 and       
farmworkers as being part of an         
,essential ,critical ,infrastructure    
workforce3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
honors and recognizes the contributions 
of all frontline workers and essential  
critical infrastructure personnel2 and  
7#b7 reaffirms the responsibility of    
,congress to finds ways to meet the     
needs of frontline workers for the most 
effective personal protective equipment 
and other necessary tools to safely     
carry out their jobs4