,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ige  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,ms4   
,haal& 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?   
,c>ol9a1 & ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,rules1 = a 
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,express+ support = a national day (    
m\rn+1 a recurr+ mom5t ( sil5ce 9 !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & a national   
memorial = ,am]ican civilians kill$ by  
,,covid-#ai4  ,:]eas ! writ] & hi/ory   
pr(essor ,dr4 ,micki ,mc,elya1 9 h] ,may
 #ae1 #bjbj1 p]spective piece 9 !       
,wa%+ton ,po/1 highlight$ ! />k abs5ce (
 national m\rn+ = ,am]ican lives lo/ to 
,,covid-#ai1 & ! rightful own]%ip ( ^!  
lives to ! ,am]ican fabric & community  
s\l2 ,:]eas ! national dea? toll f !    
sc\rge ( ,,covid-#ai ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$   

,/ates rapidly approa*es #ajj1jjj less  
?an #e mon?s s9ce its arrival2 ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates dutifully & unque/ion+ly  
honors its milit>y dead & ^? :o h di$ by
 mass viol5ce1 ?r\gh national m\rn+1    
pray]1 & mom5ts ( sil5ce2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates und]/&s ! importance (    
collective & unifi$ m\rn+ ( its dead 9  
times ( w>1 & ! in/itution ( grief mu/  
cont9ue & be ackn[l$g$ dur+ ?is dome/ic 
fight2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,donald ,j4     
,trump has decl>$ ! c\ntry at w>1 & t   
all ,am]icans are w>riors 9 ! face ( ?is
 common & invisible enemy2 ,:]eas !     
,unit$ ,/ates is def9$ by its unifi$    
national front & has always (f]$        
ubiquit\s m\rn+ 9 times ( national grief
 & loss1 & ?is pill> ( ,am]ican society 
mu/ n be lo/ on ! fall5 :o h t\*$ _m    
?\s&s ( lives across our c\ntry2 ,:]eas 
! virus has disproportionately impact$  
specific gr\ps ( p1 namely1 immigrants1 
p ( color1 ,native ,am]icans1 ,african  
,am]icans1 ,asian ,am]ican ,pacific     
,isl&]s1 ,hispanics1 ! disabl$1 !       

eld]ly1 ! *ronically ill1 & ! poor &    
und]paid2 ,:]eas :5 ,am]icans h         
hi/orically come toge!r to address1     
m\rn1 & love1 ?is unifi$ _s1 :i*        
transc5ds ideological l9es1 has always  
conqu]$ ! deadlie/ ( ?reats2 & ,:]eas ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic calls = ?is unity1 z 
x is ! actions ( a collaborative &      
focus$ gov]nm5t t w lift ,am]icans f ?is
 crisis3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t-- 7#a7 x is
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 
7,a7 :5 su* "t occurs t ! ,,covid-#ai   
p&emic has be5 decl>$ end$ by ! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives recomm5ds a national 
day ( m\rn+ to honor ! lives lo/ due to 
,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 until su* a "t :5 !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic has be5 decl>$ end$  
by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &       
,prev5tion1 ea* "t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\se
 floor op5s1 a mom5t ( sil5ce %all      
comm5ce2 &  7,c7 :5 su* "t occurs t !   
,,covid-#ai p&emic has be5 decl>$ end$  
by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &       
,prev5tion1 a national memorial to ^? :o

 lo/ _! lives due to ,,covid-#ai %\ld be
 e/abli%$ at a location to be det]m9$2  
7#b7 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives comm5ds !
 c\rage\s & patriotic heal? c>e1        
ess5tial s]vice1 & all frontl9e work]s  
s]v+ ! ,nation 9 ! mid/ ( ?is global    
p&emic2 &  7#c7 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives (f]s its deepe/ s9c]e   
condol5ces to ! victims & _! families1 )
 a det]m9ation to nev] let !m be =gott54