,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ajb  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#aa1 #bjbj,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas       
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
,september #cj1 #bjbj1 as a national day
 of mourning to recognize the loss of   
life of ,americans across the country to
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  ,whereas the
 first case of ,,covid-#ai in the       
,united ,states was reported on ,january
 #ba1 #bjbj2 ,whereas1 on ,january #cj1 
#bjbj1 the ,world ,health ,organization 
declared a global health emergency due  
to the spread of ,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas1 
on ,february #bh1 #bjbj1 the first      
official death of an ,american from     
,,covid-#ai was reported to officials2  
,whereas further analyses reveal that   
there may have been unreported deaths   
due to ,,covid-#ai as early as the      
beginning of ,february #bjbj1 with the  

earliest known death occurring on       
,february #f in ,california2 ,whereas1  
on ,march #aa1 #bjbj1 the ,world ,health
 ,organization declared a pandemic      
declaration for ,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas1  
on ,march #ac1 #bjbj1 the ,president    
declared1 pursuant to the ,national     
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq471 that the ,,covid-#ai pandemic 
constitutes a national emergency2       
,whereas in the weeks following such    
declaration1 individuals in the ,united 
,states followed guidance from the      
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention by avoiding large           
gatherings1 practicing social           
distancing1 and practicing good hygiene2
 ,whereas the employment status of many 
individuals in the ,united ,states was  
changed since this period of the        
outbreak1 bringing great levels of      
financial stress and suffering to such  
individuals2 ,whereas the schooling of  
children and young adults across the    
,united ,states was greatly changed due 

to the elimination of in-person classes 
and the transition to distance learning 
models2 ,whereas1 as of ,may #a1 #bjbj1 
thousands of individuals in the ,united 
,states have passed away due to         
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas the number of     
deaths in the ,united ,states due to    
,,covid-#ai is likely higher than the   
reported number due to the lack of      
posthumous testing for ,,covid-#ai2     
,whereas communities of color have faced
 a higher proportion of hospitalization 
and death from ,,covid-#ai due to       
underlying health conditions2 ,whereas  
the human cost of the ,,covid-#ai       
pandemic transcends mere statistics and 
has resulted in deeply personal         
tragedies for numerous families and     
communities across the ,united ,states  
and around the world2 ,whereas due to   
guidance by the ,centers for ,disease   
,control and local and ,state           
recommendations1 individuals in the     
,united ,states are limited in how they 
could mourn the loss of friends1 family 

members1 and acquaintances who had      
passed away due to ,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas
 a risk remains for a resurgence of     
cases of ,,covid-#ai until a vaccine is 
developed1 approved1 and available for  
use2 and ,whereas the date of ,september
 #cj1 #bjbj1 would be an appropriate day
 to designate as a ,national ,day of    
,mourning3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
,congress-- 7#a7 supports the           
designation of a ,national ,day of      
,mourning2  7#b7 recognizes1 commends1  
and honors the selfless dedication and  
bravery of fellow ,americans as first   
responders1 health care professionals1  
transportation personnel1 and essential 
and frontline employees for their       
actions that saved countless lives in   
the ,united ,states during the          
,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#c7 recognizes  
the sacrifice made by millions of       
,americans as they observed stay-at-home
 orders from local1 ,state1 and national
 officials to help prevent the spread of
 ,,covid-#ai2  7#d7 recognizes that     

people of all faiths have been affected 
by the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#e7 urges
 the ,president to issue a proclamation 
ordering all flags be flown at halfstaff
 in recognition and remembrance of the  
,american lives lost during the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and  7#f7         
encourages all citizens1 residents1 and 
visitors to use this day to pray1       
reflect on1 and mourn the individuals   
who lost their lives due to the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic4