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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a medical emergency preparedness training, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This resolution changes the House of Representatives' rules to require all Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, officers and employees to complete medical emergency preparedness training. The training focuses on skills needed to respond to medical emergencies in the House workplace.

Who It Affects

Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, House officers and House employees.

Key Provisions

- All Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, officers and employees must complete medical emergency preparedness training offered by the Office of the Attending Physician (the doctor who provides healthcare services to Congress). (Sec. 1(a)) - The training must include instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR, a technique to restart someone's heart and breathing) and use of an automated external defibrillator (a device that sends electrical shocks to restart a heart). (Sec. 1(a)) - New members and employees must complete the training within 90 days of beginning service, and everyone must complete it again every year. (Sec. 1(b)) - The Office of the Attending Physician must provide written proof that people have completed the training. (Sec. 1(b))

What Changes

House Rule XXIX is amended to add a new requirement that all House Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, officers and employees must receive CPR and defibrillator training within specific timeframes.

Important Definitions

None defined.

Effective Date

90 days after the resolution is adopted. (Sec. 1(b)(1))

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 231 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a medical emergency preparedness train- ing, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 14, 2023 Ms. NORTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a medical emergency preparedness training, and for other purposes. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. MANDATORY MEDICAL EMERGENCY PRE- 2 PAREDNESS TRAINING. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Rule XXIX of the Rules of the 4 House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end 5 the following: 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:31 Mar 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR231.IH HR231 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 231 IH ‘‘5.(a) Each Member, Delegate, Resident Commis- 1 sioner, officer, and employee of the House of Representa- 2 tives shall complete a medical emergency preparedness 3 training offered by the Office of the Attending Physician, 4 which shall include training in— 5 ‘‘(1) cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and 6 ‘‘(2) the use of an automated external 7 defibrillator. 8 ‘‘(b)(1) Each Member, Delegate, Resident Commis- 9 sioner, officer, and employee of the House shall complete 10 the training under this clause not later than 90 days after 11 beginning service to the House, and annually thereafter. 12 ‘‘(2) The Office of the Attending Physician shall pro- 13 vide certification of the completion of the training estab- 14 lished by this paragraph.’’. 15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—This resolution and the 17 amendments made by this resolution shall take ef- 18 fect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the 19 adoption of this resolution. 20 (2) TRAINING DEADLINE FOR CURRENT CON- 21 GRESS.—Not later than 90 days after the effective 22 date specified in paragraph (1), an individual who is 23 serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commis- 24 sioner, officer, or employee of the House of Rep- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:31 Mar 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR231.IH HR231 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 231 IH resentatives as of such effective date shall complete 1 the medical emergency preparedness training re- 2 quired under clause 5(a) of Rule XXIX of the Rules 3 of the House of Representatives, as added by this 4 resolution. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:31 Mar 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR231.IH HR231 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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