United StatesSenate would recognize community health workers during a 2026 awareness week
The Senate would support a week recognizing community health workers and encourage local, state, and federal collaboration to raise awareness of their work.
What it does
The Senate would support a week recognizing community health workers and encourage local, state, and federal collaboration to raise awareness of their work.
Argument forPublic recognition could help communities notice workers who connect people with health and social services.
Argument againstBecause the resolution only encourages awareness efforts, local, state, and federal groups might take different or limited action.
More detail
The Senate would support the awareness week, recognize community health workers’ contributions, and encourage collaboration to raise awareness. The resolution addresses community health workers and their contributions to health and social care systems and communities across the United States. The fourth annual awareness week is set for August 24 through August 28, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 24Submitted in SenateLatest
- Sep 24Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5009)Introduced
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