HRES 159
117th Congress
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Expressing appreciation and support for essential employees with disabilities during the current pandemic, and beyond.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution recognizes essential employees with disabilities for their efforts during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
33
D
Crow, Jason
D
Titus, Dina
D
Thompson, Mike
R
Meuser, Daniel
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
R
Bacon, Don
Herrell, Yvette
Kildee, Daniel
R
Fischbach, Michelle
D
Ross, Deborah K.
D
Larsen, Rick
D
Correa, J. Luis
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Trone, David
D
Peters, Scott H.
R
Rutherford, John H.
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Meng, Grace
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Soto, Darren
R
Bost, Mike
RUSH, BOBBY
Kahele, Kaiali'i
R
Thompson, Glenn
R
Kelly, Mike
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Strickland, Marilyn
R
Grothman, Glenn
R
Cole, Tom
Lesko, Debbie
D
Sherrill, Mikie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 159: Expressing appreciation and support for essential employees with disabilities during the current pandemic, and beyond.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-159/
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