Bill Text: TX HR80 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the frontline workers of the United States for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR80 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR80-Introduced.html

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87R7216 BK-D
By: Raymond H.R. No. 80

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, During the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19,
frontline workers, including men and women in the fields of health
care, food service, child care, and transportation, have provided
vital services to their fellow Americans; and
WHEREAS, In continuing to work in frontline and public-facing
roles, these individuals have helped protect the health and safety
of their communities while minimizing disruptions to our daily
lives; their numbers include physicians, nurses, home care and
domestic workers, and other medical professionals, who have put
themselves in harm's way to ensure that all patients receive timely
medical care; and
WHEREAS, Essential workers such as emergency medical
personnel, emergency dispatchers, law enforcement officers,
firefighters, security guards, and corrections officers have
continued to fulfill their duties while adapting to the significant
challenges posed by COVID-19; in so doing, they have saved lives,
aided the sick and injured, and upheld law and order in the midst of
a public health crisis; and
WHEREAS, The efforts of farmers and farm workers, food
processing workers, food service workers, and grocery employees
have helped keep the threat of food shortages at bay, while truck
drivers, pilots, and distribution center workers have ensured the
uninterrupted movement of our nation's supply chains; also
deserving of recognition are the employees of the United States
Postal Service and other postal carriers that have facilitated the
delivery of mail and critical goods, including prescription
medications, as well as the communications workers who have kept
households connected through phone, cable, and Internet, when these
services are needed more than ever; and
WHEREAS, Local, state, and federal employees have upheld key
government functions and services, many of which have risen in
demand due to the impact of COVID-19; across the country, other
essential workers include teachers and child-care workers,
construction and utility workers, laborers, sanitation and
cleaning personnel, and employees in the travel and transportation
sectors, all of whom make contributions that are indispensable to
the day-to-day functioning of our economy and society; and
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic, through the myriad
challenges that it has imposed on us, has shined a light on those in
our workforce whose efforts might have otherwise gone unheralded,
and these many individuals are deserving of their fellow citizens'
deepest and most heartfelt appreciation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the frontline workers of the United
States for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic and extend to
them sincere best wishes for their health and safety.