Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1044 Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 9, 2020 Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. BACON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COOK, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. CRIST, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. HURD of Texas, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LAMB, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. KIND, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCADAMS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. MUR- PHY of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Mr. REED, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. ROYBAL- ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. STANTON, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:21 Jul 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR1044.IH HR1044 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1044 IH Mr. WELCH, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. WILD, Mr. AGUILAR, and Ms. ADAMS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. Whereas journeyman lineworkers provide a vital service on a daily basis; Whereas journeyman lineworkers put their lives on the line every day to assure safe and reliable power for the Amer- ican people; Whereas journeyman lineworkers work at heights and in close proximity to energized electric lines; Whereas journeyman lineworkers continue to provide valuable and heroic services during major national and regional disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and pandemics, along with working extremely long hours under dangerous conditions to restore power; Whereas Henry Miller, the first elected president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, was killed on July 10, 1896, at just 38 years old; Whereas Henry Miller died of injuries sustained while trou- bleshooting an electrical outage; and Whereas there should be a day to honor those industry first responders who have given their lives in the line of duty along with those who provide skillful service in times of local or national crisis: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:21 Jul 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1044.IH HR1044 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 1044 IH (1) supports the designation of Journeyman 1 Lineworkers Recognition Day; 2 (2) honors and recognizes the contributions of 3 the countless individuals who often place themselves 4 in harm’s way to serve their communities; and 5 (3) encourages the people of the United States 6 to observe Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition 7 Day with appropriate reflection. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:21 Jul 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1044.IH HR1044 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS