,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #b1 #bjba,mr4
 ,payne 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee (         
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,?ompson 
( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4      
,ca/51 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,c>son1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4
 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 
,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 
,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 
,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4             
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4          
,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4    
,san ,nicolas1 & ,mr4 ,meeks7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = a     
national day ( m\rn+ 9 recognition ( !  
lives lo/ z a result ( ,,covid-#ai4     
,:]eas1 z ( ,janu>y #c1 #bjba1 m ?an    
#cej1jjj ,am]icans h di$ z a result (   
,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! week lead+  

up to ,janu>y #c1 #bjba1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 add$ ov] #aej1jjj ,,covid-#ai cases p] 
day2 ,:]eas millions ( ,am]icans h be5  
unable to say goodbye to lov$ ones or   
m\rn prop]ly z a result ( ,,covid-#ai1  
mak+ a collective day ( m\rn+           
appropriate2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 has disproportionately affect$         
m9orities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas     
,black ,am]icans are m ?an #b times z   
likely to be diagnos$ ) ,,covid-#ai1 m  
?an #c times z likely to be hospitaliz$ 
) ,,covid-#ai1 & m ?an #b times z likely
 to die z a result ( ,,covid-#ai1 :5    
comp>$ to ,:ite ,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,lat9o
 ,am]icans are m ?an #c times z likely  
to be diagnos$ ) ,,covid-#ai1 m ?an #d  
times z likely to be hospitaliz$ )      
,,covid-#ai1 & m ?an #b times z likely  
to die z a result ( ,,covid-#ai1 :5     
comp>$ to ,:ite ,am]icans2 ,:]eas       
,native ,am]icans are m ?an #b times z  
likely to be diagnos$ ) ,,covid-#ai1 m  
?an #e times z likely to be hospitaliz$ 
) ,,covid-#ai1 & #a4d times z likely to 

die z a result ( ,,covid-#ai1 :5 comp>$ 
to ,:ite ,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,asian       
,am]icans are #a4a times z likely to be 
diagnos$ ) ,,covid-#ai1 #b times z      
likely to be hospitaliz$ ) ,,covid-#ai1 
& #a4h times z likely to die z a result 
( ,,covid-#ai1 :5 comp>$ to ,:ite       
,am]icans2 & ,:]eas a national day (    
m\rn+ 9 recognition ( ! lives lo/ z a   
result ( ,,covid-#ai w\ld be            
appropriate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !    
goals & ideals ( a national day ( m\rn+ 
9 recognition ( ! lives lo/ z a result (
 ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7 enc\rages ,am]icans 
to obs]ve a mom5t ( sil5ce on su* a day2
 &  7#c7 enc\rages ! ,presid5t to ord]  
flags fl[n at half/aff on su* a day4