COVID–19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act

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Bill Number

S 3817

Introduced

May 21, 2020

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional tributes Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Infectious and parasitic diseases Monuments and memorials Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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COVID-19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act

This bill directs the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on June 1, 2020, to honor the memory of the lives lost in the United States due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

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May 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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