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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 67
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality
health care for the public and the Nation’s Armed Forces for more
than 150 years and through multiple public health emergencies and
beyond.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY24, 2025
Ms. S
CHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. JOYCEof Ohio, Mr. TONKO, Ms.
B
ONAMICI, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Cer-
tified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their
critical role in providing quality health care for the public
and the Nation’s Armed Forces for more than 150 years
and through multiple public health emergencies and be-
yond.
Whereas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
are essential to America’s health care system, providing
high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia and pain manage-
ment care for more than 150 years as the first anesthesia
providers;
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Whereas CRNAs safely administer more than 58,000,000 an-
esthetics to patients each year;
Whereas CRNAs are the primary providers of anesthesia care
in rural America, enabling health care facilities in these
medically underserved areas to offer obstetrical, surgical,
trauma stabilization, and pain management services for
millions of underserved and at-risk people;
Whereas CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia
is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites
and obstetrical delivery rooms, the offices of dentists, po-
diatrists, ophthalmologists, and plastic surgeons, ambula-
tory surgical centers, and United States Military and
Public Health Services and Department of Veterans Af-
fairs medical facilities; and
Whereas the purpose of National CRNA Week, held January
19, 2025, through January 25, 2025, is to raise public
awareness of and celebrate the Nation’s 65,000 Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists and student registered
nurse anesthetists: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives thanks 1
and promotes the profession of Certified Registered Nurse 2
Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their incredible, selfless, and 3
dedicated service for over 150 years, by encouraging pa-4
tients, hospital administrators, health care professionals, 5
policymakers, and others to utilize CRNAs to their full 6
potential and to recognize the work of CRNAs by partici-7
pating in National CRNA Week. 8
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