A resolution expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

Whereas the United States relies on safe, reliable, affordable, and clean electricity to power its economy, as well as homes, businesses, industries and manufacturers, colleges and universities, schools, hospitals, cities and communities, and so much more;

Whereas journeyman lineworkers play a critical role in keeping the United States energy grid running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year;

Whereas journeyman lineworkers perform heroic services during national and regional disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and ice storms, while working long hours often under dangerous conditions to restore power;

Whereas journeyman lineworkers worked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to keep the energy grid operational and implemented critical safety protocols to ensure they could continue to work in the field while keeping themselves, their fellow lineworkers, and the public safe;

Whereas journeyman lineworkers put their lives on the line every day to ensure the delivery of safe and reliable power for the United States;

Whereas July 10, 2023 marks the 127th anniversary of the death of Henry Miller, the first President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, who was killed in the line of duty while trying to restore electricity during an outage in Washington, D.C.; and

Whereas there should be a day to honor the hundreds of thousands of men and women who also have put their lives on the line over the past 127 years to provide skillful service in times of local or national crisis: Now, therefore, be it