,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1     
#bjba,mr4 ,/eil 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,timmons1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 ,arm/rong1    
,mr4 ,fitzg]ald1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,ms4       
,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,mr4 ,l\d]milk1 ,mr4
 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 ,mr4 ,caw?orn1 ,mr4 
,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,good5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,meus]1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mr4   
,bab91 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,hag$orn1    
,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4     
,moore ( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4     
,williams ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,davidson7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,,concurr5t        
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t s*ools %\ld safely reop5 =  
9-p]son in/ruction z soon z possible4   
,:]eas ,presid5t ,joe ,bid5 has said ,i 
?9k x's important to foll[ ! sci5ce4    
,li/5 to ! exp]ts4 ,d :at !y tell y42   
,:]eas an article publi%$ 9 ! ,j\rnal ( 
! ,am]ican ,m$ical ,association ma9ta9$ 

t !re has be5 little evid5ce t s*ools h 
contribut$ mean+fully to increas$       
community transmission & not$ !         
prepond]ance ( available evid5ce f !    
fall s*ool seme/] has be5 reassur+ ins(>
 z ! type ( rapid spread t 0 frequ5tly  
obs]v$ 9 congregate liv+ facilities or  
high-d5sity worksites has n be5 report$ 
9 education sett+s 9 s*ools42 ,:]eas an 
article publi%$ 9 ! ,new ,engl& ,j\rnal 
( ,m$ic9e argu$ t until ''' *ildr5      
physically return to s*ool full "t1 _m w
 lose out on ess5tial educational1      
social1 & developm5tal b5efits2 nei!r ! 
economy nor ! heal? c>e sy/em w be able 
to return to full /r5g? giv5 p>5ts'     
c>etak+ responsibilities2 & pr(\nd      
racial & socioeconomic inju/ices w be   
fur!r exac]bat$4 ,we believe t safely   
reop5+ s*ools full-"t = all elem5t>y    
s*ool *ildr5 %\ld !re=e be a top        
national priority42 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,ro*elle
 ,wal5sky1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 has said
 t"h is increas+ data to sugge/ t s*ools

 c safely reop5 & t safe reop5+ does n  
sugge/ t tea*]s ne$ to be vacc9at$0 &   
8vacc9ations ( tea*]s is n a pr]equisite
 = safely reop5+ s*ools42 ,:]eas ,dr4   
,an?ony ,fauci1 ! ,director ( !         
,national ,in/itute ( ,all]gy &         
,infecti\s ,diseases1 has said you don't
 want to ess5tially h nobody 9 s*ool    
until all ! tea*]s get vacc9at$42 ,:]eas
 ,congress has provid$ ov] #ge billion 9
 f9ancial assi/ance to help s*ools      
mitigate ! risks ( ,,covid-#ai          
transmission & return to 9-p]son        
in/ruction2 ,:]eas s*ool closures h be5 
project$ to h>m ,black1 ,hispanic1 &    
l[-income /ud5ts mo/ acutely1 exac]bat+ 
a*ievem5t gaps by #ae to #bj p]c5t &    
increas+ ! likelihood ( dropp+ out (    
s*ool by #b to #i p]c5t2 ,:]eas s*ool   
closures h l$ to a significant drop 9   
/ud5t lit]acy skills2 ,:]eas s*ool      
closures h be5 associat$ ) an increase 9
 m5tal heal? *all5ges = /ud5ts includ+ a
 high] risk = suicide2 & ,:]eas s*ool   
closures h>m *ildc>e-dep5d5t l[] income 

families & work+ mo!rs & w likely       
contribute to e>n+s gaps & l[] employm5t
 rates among wom53 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
x is ! s5se ( ,congress t s*ool         
adm9i/rators %\ld foll[ ! sci5ce &      
safely reop5 s*ools = 9-p]son in/ruction
 z soon z possible1 = ! b5efit ( /ud5ts 
& _! p>5ts4