,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,november #ai1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,payne 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4
 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,thompson of 
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of 
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,mfume1  
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,green of
 ,texas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1
 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4      
,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4  
,connolly1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 and
 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing      
support for a national day of mourning  
in recognition of the lives lost as a   
result of ,,covid-#ai4  ,whereas1 as of 
,november #ac1 #bjbj1 more than #bdc1jjj
 ,americans have died as a result of    
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas1 during the week  
leading up to ,november #ac1 #bjbj1 the 

,united ,states added over #ajj1jjj     
,,covid-#ai cases per day2 ,whereas     
millions of ,americans have been unable 
to say goodbye to loved ones or mourn   
properly as a result of ,,covid-#ai1    
making a collective day of mourning     
appropriate2 ,whereas the ,,covid-#ai   
pandemic has disproportionately affected
 minorities in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas ,black ,americans are more than
 #b times as likely to be diagnosed with
 ,,covid-#ai1 more than #c times as     
likely to be hospitalized with          
,,covid-#ai1 and more than #b times as  
likely to die as a result of            
,,covid-#ai1 when compared to ,white    
,americans2 ,whereas ,latino ,americans 
are more than #c times as likely to be  
diagnosed with ,,covid-#ai1 more than #d
 times as likely to be hospitalized with
 ,,covid-#ai1 and more than #b times as 
likely to die as a result of            
,,covid-#ai1 when compared to ,white    
,americans2 ,whereas ,native ,americans 
are more than #b times as likely to be  

diagnosed with ,,covid-#ai1 more than #e
 times as likely to be hospitalized with
 ,,covid-#ai1 and #a4d times as likely  
to die as a result of ,,covid-#ai1 when 
compared to ,white ,americans2 ,whereas 
,asian ,americans are #a4a times as     
likely to be diagnosed with ,,covid-#ai1
 #b times as likely to be hospitalized  
with ,,covid-#ai1 and #a4h times as     
likely to die as a result of            
,,covid-#ai1 when compared to ,white    
,americans2 and ,whereas ,january #ba1  
#bjba1 would be an appropriate date for 
a national day of mourning in           
recognition of the lives lost as a      
result of ,,covid-#ai3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,house of               
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of a national day of   
mourning in recognition of the lives    
lost as a result of ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7  
encourages ,americans to observe a      
moment of silence on such a day2 and    
7#c7 encourages the ,president to order 
flags flown at halfstaff on such a day4