,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ige  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,ms4 
,haaland 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,wilson of  
,south ,carolina1 and ,ms4 ,blunt       
,rochester7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,rules1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,expressing support for a national day  
of mourning1 a recurring moment of      
silence in the ,house of                
,representatives1 and a national        
memorial for ,american civilians killed 
by ,,covid-#ai4  ,whereas the writer and
 history professor ,dr4 ,micki ,mc,elya1
 in her ,may #ae1 #bjbj1 perspective    
piece in the ,washington ,post1         
highlighted the stark absence of        
national mourning for ,american lives   

lost to ,,covid-#ai1 and the rightful   
ownership of these lives to the         
,american fabric and community soul2    
,whereas the national death toll from   
the scourge of ,,covid-#ai throughout   
the ,united ,states rapidly approaches  
#ajj1jjj less than #e months since its  
arrival2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
dutifully and unquestioningly honors its
 military dead and those who have died  
by mass violence1 through national      
mourning1 prayer1 and moments of        
silence2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
understands the importance of collective
 and unified mourning of its dead in    
times of war1 and the institution of    
grief must continue and be acknowledged 
during this domestic fight2 ,whereas    
,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump has       
declared the country at war1 and that   
all ,americans are warriors in the face 
of this common and invisible enemy2     
,whereas the ,united ,states is defined 
by its unified national front and has   
always offered ubiquitous mourning in   

times of national grief and loss1 and   
this pillar of ,american society must   
not be lost on the fallen who have      
touched many thousands of lives across  
our country2 ,whereas the virus has     
disproportionately impacted specific    
groups of people1 namely1 immigrants1   
people of color1 ,native ,americans1    
,african ,americans1 ,asian ,american   
,pacific ,islanders1 ,hispanics1 the    
disabled1 the elderly1 the chronically  
ill1 and the poor and underpaid2        
,whereas when ,americans have           
historically come together to address1  
mourn1 and love1 this unified spirit1   
which transcends ideological lines1 has 
always conquered the deadliest of       
threats2 and ,whereas the ,,covid-#ai   
pandemic calls for this unity1 as it is 
the actions of a collaborative and      
focused government that will lift       
,americans from this crisis3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 it is the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that-- 7,a7 when such time occurs that  

the ,,covid-#ai pandemic has been       
declared ended by the ,centers for      
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 the  
,house of ,representatives recommends a 
national day of mourning to honor the   
lives lost due to ,,covid-#ai2  7,b7    
until such a time when the ,,covid-#ai  
pandemic has been declared ended by the 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 each time the ,united      
,states ,house floor opens1 a moment of 
silence shall commence2 and  7,c7 when  
such time occurs that the ,,covid-#ai   
pandemic has been declared ended by the 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 a national memorial to     
those who lost their lives due to       
,,covid-#ai should be established at a  
location to be determined2  7#b7 the    
,house of ,representatives commends the 
courageous and patriotic health care1   
essential service1 and all frontline    
workers serving the ,nation in the midst
 of this global pandemic2 and  7#c7 the 
,house of ,representatives offers its   

deepest sincere condolences to the      
victims and their families1 with a      
determination to never let them be      
forgotten4