Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the establishment of a National Day of Remembrance.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 106 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the establishment of a National Day of Remembrance. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard- ing the establishment of a National Day of Remem- brance. Whereas, on January 6, 2021, as Members of Congress con- vened to count electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States, in keeping with their con- stitutional duties, a mob of thousands of insurrectionists gathered on the Capitol Grounds; Whereas the insurrectionists convened to oppose the immi- nent affirmation of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris as the next President and Vice President of the United States, respectively; Whereas prior to convening on the Capitol Grounds, many of the insurrectionists attended a ‘‘Save America’’ rally near the White House; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:24 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR106.IH HR106 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 106 IH Whereas President Donald J. Trump spoke at the rally and encouraged attendees to ‘‘walk down to the Capitol’’; Whereas the insurrectionists stormed and forcefully entered the Capitol, including by breaking through barricades, doors, and windows; Whereas the presence of insurrectionists inside the Capitol posed an immediate threat to the physical security of Members of Congress, congressional staff, and building personnel, forcing them to evacuate or seek shelter else- where; Whereas insurrectionists breached, ransacked, and stole valu- able property from the House of Representatives Cham- ber, the Senate Chamber, and the offices of Members of Congress, including the Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives; Whereas pipe bombs were discovered outside the head- quarters of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee; Whereas a total of five individuals lost their lives during the insurrection, including United States Capitol Police Offi- cer Brian D. Sicknick; Whereas these violent acts of insurrection and domestic ter- ror posed an unprecedented attack on American democ- racy and American democratic institutions; and Whereas in the aftermath of the insurrection, Members of Congress of both parties condemned the attack as an act of domestic terror against the United States, and both Republican and Democratic elected officials have a sol- emn responsibility to condemn the attack, hold its per- petrators accountable, and join in remembering the lives VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:24 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR106.IH HR106 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 106 IH lost due to the events of January 6, 2021: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep- 1 resentatives that— 2 (1) there should be established a National Day 3 of Remembrance to remember the insurrection that 4 occurred on January 6, 2021, at the United States 5 Capitol; and 6 (2) we should come together as a country and 7 ensure that such events never occur again in our 8 Nation of, by, and for the people. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:24 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR106.IH HR106 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS