[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 94 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 94

           Memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2023

    Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                          Labor, and Pensions

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                               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, communities, 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;
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 
        implications 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 individuals 
        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 weakened immune systems, individuals with other risk 
        factors, such as physical or mental comorbidities, and individuals 
        living in congregate settings, such as long-term care facilities 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 struggling local economies, and find innovative 
        ways to provide services;
Whereas local, State, Tribal, and Federal Government entities have provided 
        critical support to businesses, communities, 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) will memorialize those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic;
            (2) recognizes the suffering of those who contracted the 
        SARS-CoV-2 virus and those who continue to struggle with the 
        ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
            (3) expresses support for the annual designation of the 
        first Monday in March as ``COVID-19 Victims Memorial Day''.
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