[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 231 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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 
                   training, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2023

 Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               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,

SECTION 1. MANDATORY MEDICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``5.(a) Each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and 
employee of the House of Representatives shall complete a medical 
emergency preparedness training offered by the Office of the Attending 
Physician, which shall include training in--
            ``(1) cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
            ``(2) the use of an automated external defibrillator.
    ``(b)(1) Each Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and 
employee of the House shall complete the training under this clause not 
later than 90 days after beginning service to the House, and annually 
thereafter.
    ``(2) The Office of the Attending Physician shall provide 
certification of the completion of the training established by this 
paragraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--This resolution and the amendments made by 
        this resolution shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
        after the date of the adoption of this resolution.
            (2) Training deadline for current congress.--Not later than 
        90 days after the effective date specified in paragraph (1), an 
        individual who is serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident 
        Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of 
        Representatives as of such effective date shall complete the 
        medical emergency preparedness training required under clause 
        5(a) of Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
        as added by this resolution.
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