Whereas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that as of March 26, 2020, there are nearly 70,000 confirmed cases of COVID–19 in the United States and growing; Whereas all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands have reported cases of COVID–19; Whereas 27 States are reporting community spread of COVID–19 as of March 21, 2020; Whereas the World Health Organization 2006 World Health Report defines a health care worker as an individual whose job it is to protect and improve the health of their community and to make important contributions, and who is critical to the functioning of most health systems; Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has rapidly intensified the daily lives of health care workers; Whereas public health experts report the United States will face a shortage of health care providers as cases of COVID–19 escalate; Whereas first responders, including firefighters, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement, and other emergency management personnel, are facing unprecedented challenges to stay healthy and serve their communities; Whereas grocery and food service workers across the Nation are working to meet the essential demands of keeping shelves stocked and preparing food for the United States amid COVID–19, while facing a greater infection risk from higher levels of public interaction; Whereas, as cases of COVID–19 spread, farmworkers continue working hard in the fields to harvest the produce that feeds families across America every day; Whereas public works employees, including sanitization personnel, continue to keep our streets and public spaces clean; Whereas postal and delivery workers continue to keep their delivery operations working as part of the Nation’s critical infrastructure by delivering medicines, Social Security checks, and other essential goods