Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 174 Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID–19 virus. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 26, 2021 Mr. STANTON (for himself, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARK of Mas- sachusetts, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. DEAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. NORTON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. KEATING, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. TRONE, Ms. MENG, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. RUSH, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mr. LAWSON of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID– 19 virus. Whereas the first Monday in March would be an appropriate day to be recognized as COVID–19 Victims and Sur- vivors Memorial Day; Whereas COVID–19 (SARS–CoV–2), a novel coronavirus, is a deadly illness caused by a virus that can transmit from person to person; VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:14 Feb 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR174.IH HR174 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 174 IH Whereas, in 2020, COVID–19 began to spread throughout the world, creating a global pandemic that has had a cat- astrophic impact on human life, our communities, and our economy; Whereas, in March 2020, communities in every State began to experience increased loss of life, and families lost fa- thers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and neighbors from the virus; Whereas, beginning in 2020, many across the United States were and continue to be personally impacted by COVID– 19 including mourning their loved ones and neighbors or suffering from the unknown long-term health implications of the virus; Whereas, by the end of February 2021, there were more than 28,065,000 known cases of the virus in the United States, and more than 500,000 people tragically lost their lives; Whereas COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on low-income communities and communities of color—with higher rates of infection and death—exacerbating inequi- ties already prevalent in our systems that we must ad- dress as a Nation; Whereas public servants, frontline and essential workers, and health care professionals took selfless actions to protect their neighbors and communities, support struggling local economies, and find innovative ways to provide services; Whereas local, State, Tribal, and Federal Government enti- ties provided critical support to businesses, communities, and Americans in need; VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:14 Feb 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR174.IH HR174 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 174 IH Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic continues to have an im- pact on the United States and countries around the world; and Whereas each life lost to COVID–19, each inequity and bro- ken system brought to light, and each sacrifice made shall never be forgotten: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) will memorialize those lost to the COVID– 2 19 virus; 3 (2) recognizes the suffering of those who con- 4 tracted the COVID–19 virus and survived but carry 5 with them the unknown health side effects; and 6 (3) expresses support for the designation of 7 COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:14 Feb 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR174.IH HR174 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS