A resolution memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

III 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 94 Memorializing those lost to the COVID–19 pandemic. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 6, 2023 Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. MARKEY) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions RESOLUTION Memorializing those lost to the COVID–19 pandemic. Whereas the first Monday in March is recognized as ‘‘COVID–19 Victims Memorial Day’’; Whereas SARS–CoV–2 is a coronavirus that causes COVID– 19 disease (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘COVID– 19’’); Whereas, in late 2019, COVID–19 emerged and began to spread throughout the world, creating a pandemic that has had a catastrophic impact on human life, commu- nities, and the economy of the United States; Whereas, in March 2020, communities in the United States began to experience increased death due to the COVID– 19 pandemic, and families lost parents, siblings, children, friends, and neighbors to the virus; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Mar 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR94.IS SR94 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 94 IS Whereas, beginning in 2020, many across the United States were, and continue to be, personally impacted by the COVID–19 pandemic, including mourning their loved ones or suffering from the unknown long-term health im- plications of the virus; Whereas, by the end of February 2023, there had been more than 100,000,000 known cases of COVID–19 in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 1,100,000 individ- uals tragically lost their lives due to illness related to COVID–19; Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on low-income communities and communities of color, individuals with disabilities, individuals with weak- ened immune systems, individuals with other risk factors, such as physical or mental comorbidities, and individuals living in congregate settings, such as long-term care fa- cilities and prisons; Whereas frontline and essential workers and health care and public health professionals have taken selfless actions to protect their neighbors and communities, support strug- gling local economies, and find innovative ways to provide services; Whereas local, State, Tribal, and Federal Government enti- ties have provided critical support to businesses, commu- nities, and the people of the United States in need; and Whereas each life lost to the COVID–19 pandemic and each sacrifice made shall never be forgotten: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Mar 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR94.IS SR94 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 94 IS (1) will memorialize those lost to the COVID– 1 19 pandemic; 2 (2) recognizes the suffering of those who con- 3 tracted the SARS–CoV–2 virus and those who con- 4 tinue to struggle with the ongoing impacts of the 5 COVID–19 pandemic; and 6 (3) expresses support for the annual designa- 7 tion of the first Monday in March as ‘‘COVID–19 8 Victims Memorial Day’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Mar 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR94.IS SR94 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS