# 119-hconres-47: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the public health, safety, and welfare implications of licensure of design professionals.

119-hconres-47, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the public health, safety, and welfare implications of licensure of design professionals., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-07-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hconres-47
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the public health, safety, and welfare implications of licensure of design professionals.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-08

## Summary

**Continued state licensure of design professionals protects public health, safety, and the integrity of the built environment.** This concurrent resolution would assert that occupations such as architecture, engineering, surveying, and mapping are essential and that maintaining state licensure serves the public interest. - Design professionals — Would affirm that architects, engineers, surveyors, and mappers are essential to planning, design, construction, and maintenance of real property and infrastructure. - States and licensing — Notes that all 50 States, plus territories and possessions, license individuals in these design professions and concludes that continuing those licenses is in the best interest of public health, safety, and welfare. - Safety and precedent — Cites the National Transportation Safety Board and more than 30 years of congressional reports that recommend using licensed professionals on public construction projects to help ensure safe structures.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act

## Sources
- [119-hconres-47 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/47)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-47 (as of 2026-07-08).