Expressing support for a national day of mourning in recognition of the lives lost as a result of COVID–19.

H. Res. 89 · 117th Congress · Feb 2, 2021 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

supports the goals and ideals of a national day of mourning in recognition of the lives lost as a result of COVID–19;

(2)

encourages Americans to observe a moment of silence on such a day; and

(3)

encourages the President to order flags flown at halfstaff on such a day.

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Feb 2, 2021viewing Introduced in House Mr. Payne (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Casten, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Sires, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Case, Mr. Neal, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Meeks) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform