Bill Text: TX HR660 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Denton County Medical Reserve Corps on its selection as a 2021 MRC Program Recognition Awardee.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR660 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR660-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 660 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Denton County Medical Reserve Corps has been | ||
| selected as a 2021 MRC Program Recognition Awardee in the Community | ||
| Response (COVID-19 Mission Specific: Vaccination Efforts) | ||
| category; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Formally established in 2006, the Medical Reserve | ||
| Corps is a national network of volunteers that strives to | ||
| strengthen public health, support emergency response programs, and | ||
| improve community resilience; the organization annually honors | ||
| units that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to its mission, | ||
| and this year, the Denton County MRC has won a Community Response | ||
| Award for its significant contributions to the area's COVID-19 | ||
| vaccination efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Denton County MRC | ||
| has provided a number of important services, including epidemiology | ||
| screenings, a call center, community-based testing, and mass | ||
| vaccination programs; drawing on the efforts of numerous | ||
| volunteers, the unit has helped operate large-scale points of | ||
| distribution (PODs) since vaccinations became available, and in | ||
| February 2021, the Denton County MRC moved its POD model to the | ||
| Texas Motor Speedway and began to administer an average of 10,000 | ||
| vaccines per day; currently, it conducts three PODs each week and | ||
| has provided more than 125,000 vaccines in total; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through its dedicated service during a time of | ||
| crisis, the Denton County Medical Reserve Corps has contributed | ||
| greatly to the health and well-being of many Texans, and all those | ||
| associated with the unit may indeed take pride in this special | ||
| recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Denton County Medical Reserve | ||
| Corps on its selection as a 2021 MRC Program Recognition Awardee and | ||
| that the members of the unit be extended sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success with their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Denton County MRC as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Stucky | ||
| Parker | ||
| Beckley | ||
| Patterson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 660 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
