,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,mr4 
,fitzpatrick 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,johnson
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,joyce of              
,pennsylvania1 and ,ms4 ,underwood7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,expressing support for designation of  
,march #a as ,national ,healthcare      
,professional ,appreciation ,day in     
commemoration of the day the first      
,american healthcare professional became
 infected with ,,covid-#ai while caring 
for a patient4  ,whereas healthcare     
professionals have put saving and caring
 for others above their own personal    
health and safety2 ,whereas healthcare  
professionals have gone above and beyond
 their call of duty to help stem the    
spread of ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai   
7in this resolution referred to as      
,,covid-#ai7 through treating and       
testing millions of ,americans and by   

performing vaccine research2 ,whereas   
healthcare professionals have saved     
thousands of lives during the           
,,covid-#ai pandemic with their selfless
 care2 ,whereas through these           
unprecedented times healthcare          
professionals have continued to treat   
and comfort those most affected by      
,,covid-#ai even when those             
professionals have not had access to    
adequate personal protective equipment2 
,whereas over #aj1jjj healthcare        
professionals have tested positive for  
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas brave healthcare  
professionals have left their families  
daily to tend to those in need1 and some
 have not seen their loved ones for     
extended periods of time2 ,whereas many 
healthcare professionals have been      
working around the clock1 seven days a  
week2 ,whereas hundreds of healthcare   
professionals have lost their lives to  
,,covid-#ai2 and ,whereas ,february #bi1
 #bjbj1 a leap day1 was the date on     
which the first healthcare professional 

was infected with ,,covid-#ai3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,national ,healthcare    
,professional ,appreciation ,day2 and   
7#b7 acknowledges the heroism and       
sacrifice of healthcare professionals in
 addressing the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4