Resolution Passes

NCCNHR Thanks Residents’ Rights Week Resolution Sponsors

Thirteen members of the U.S. House of Representatives co-sponsored Rep. Henry Waxman’s National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Week resolution (H Res 755). NCCNHR would like to thank Rep. Waxman (California) and Rep. John McHugh (New York), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Illinois), Rep. John Dingell (Michigan), Rep. Charles Rangel (New York), Rep. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Rep. William Clay (Missouri), Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (California), Rep. Jim McDermott (Washington), Rep. Major Owens (New York), and Rep. Vic Snyder (Arkansas), Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (Rhode Island), Rep. Robert Wexler (Florida), Rep. Martin Frost (Texas).

The U.S. House of Representatives agreed by voice vote September 22 to the resolution "Supporting the goals and ideals of National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week."  For a copy of the resolution go to:  http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:hr772ih.txt.pdf