,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #igi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4 
,reschenthaler 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,garcia of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,ms4
 ,stefanik1 and ,mr4 ,calvert7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,commending the efforts and honoring the
 work of the men and women of the ,,usns
 ,comfort1 the ,,usns ,mercy1 and the   
,united ,states ,navy in the response to
 those affected by the ,,covid-#ai      
outbreaks in ,los ,angeles1 ,california1
 and ,new ,york1 ,new ,york4  ,whereas  
the coronavirus disease #bjai           
7,,covid-#ai71 a deadly respiratory     
virus1 originated in the ,people's      

,republic of ,china and spread to the   
,united ,states1 infecting and killing  
tens of thousands of ,american citizens2
 ,whereas large cities on the ,east and 
,west ,coasts of the ,united ,states    
faced difficult challenges battling     
,,covid-#ai1 especially in densely      
populated urban centers2 ,whereas       
,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump and ,chief
 of ,naval ,operations ,admiral ,mike   
,gilday ordered the hospital ships1     
,united ,states ,naval ,ship            
7hereinafter1 ,,usns7 ,mercy            
7,t-,,ah-#ai7 and ,,usns ,comfort       
7,t-,,ah-#bj71 to deploy to the front   
lines of the ,,covid-#ai response in    
,new ,york1 ,new ,york1 and ,los        
,angeles1 ,california2 ,whereas the     
,military ,sealift ,command hospital    
ship ,,usns ,mercy arrived into the     
,port of ,los ,angeles on ,march #bg1   
#bjbj1 and her #hjj-plus crew treated a 
total of #gg patients and assisted with 
care at nearby medical facilities in the
 greater ,los ,angeles area2 ,whereas   

the ,military ,sealift ,command hospital
 ship ,,usns ,comfort moored at         
,manhattan's pier #ij in ,new ,york1    
,new ,york1 on ,march #cj1 #bjbj1 and   
#a1bjj personnel treated a total of #ahb
 patients before returning to ,naval    
,station ,norfolk2 ,whereas ,rear       
,admiral ,mustin1 ,vice ,commander of   
the ,united ,states ,fleet ,forces      
,command1 stated1 ,the last time that   
this great hospital ship was here was in
 the wake of #i_/aa1 where she served as
 respite and comfort for our first      
responders working around the clock2    
,whereas ,captain ,patrick ,amersbach   
stated regarding the ,,usns ,comfort1   
,we were the busiest ,,icu in the       
,department of ,defense over the past   
month and that at least #gj percent of  
patients were ,,covid-#ai positive2     
,whereas the ,,usns ,comfort and ,,usns 
,mercy's primary mission is to provide  
an afloat1 mobile1 and acute surgical   
medical facility to the ,united ,states 
military that is flexible1 capable1 and 

uniquely adaptable to support           
expeditionary warfare2 ,whereas the     
,,usns ,comfort and ,,usns ,mercy's     
secondary mission is to provide full    
hospital services to support disaster   
relief and humanitarian operations      
worldwide2 and ,whereas active duty1    
reserve1 and civilian personnel         
fulfilled the mission status motto of   
ready five as the ships responded       
quickly in order to complete the        
critical mission of fighting            
,,covid-#ai3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives to-- 7#a7 express its  
deepest condolences and sympathy to the 
family and friends for those who lost   
loved ones during the ,,covid-#ai       
pandemic2  7#b7 commend the health care 
workers and first responders who have   
provided relief1 sacrifice1 and care for
 those fallen ill from ,,covid-#ai2 and 
7#c7 commend the efforts and honor the  
work of the men and women of the ,,usns 
,mercy1 ,,usns ,comfort1 and the members

 of the ,armed ,forces and civilians who
 deployed rapidly to ,new ,york and     
,california to those affected by this   
pandemic4