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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1208 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans, 

including public officials and candidates for public office, have a responsibility to abstain from participating in ‘‘superspreader’’ events during 

the COVID–19 pandemic. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2020 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

all Americans, including public officials and candidates 

for public office, have a responsibility to abstain from 

participating in ‘‘superspreader’’ events during the 

COVID–19 pandemic. 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

(‘‘CDC’’) recommends that all people wear masks, frequently wash their hands, practice social distancing, and 

prioritize outdoor activities in order to reduce the spread 

of COVID–19; 

Whereas gatherings at which attendees do not follow CDC 

recommendations for reducing the spread of COVID–19 

have the potential to become COVID–19 ‘‘superspreader’’ 

events; 


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Whereas, on June 20, 2020, the Donald J. Trump for President campaign held an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 

at which attendees were not required to wear masks or 

practice social distancing; 

Whereas, after the June 20, 2020, rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 

Tulsa County health officials reported 261 COVID–19 

cases on Monday, July 6, 2020, an increase from 76 

cases reported on the Monday preceding the rally; 

Whereas Herman Cain, who attended the June 20, 2020, 

rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, died from COVID–19 on July 

30, 2020; 

Whereas, on September 18, 2020, the Donald J. Trump for 

President campaign held a rally in Bemidji, Minnesota, 

at which attendees were not required to wear masks or 

practice social distancing; 

Whereas, following the September 18, 2020, rally in Bemidji, 

Minnesota, Beltrami County experienced a 35 percent increase in COVID–19 cases, compared to a 14 percent increase in the State overall; 

Whereas, on September 26, 2020, President Donald J. 

Trump hosted an event at the White House to celebrate 

the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, at which attendees were not required to 

wear masks, practice social distancing, or remain outdoors; 

Whereas, following the September 26, 2020, event at the 

White House, at least 11 individuals tested positive for 

COVID–19, including members of the United States Senate who returned to the Capitol complex in the days following the event; 


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•HRES 1208 IH 

Whereas, to date, at least five Members of the United States 

Senate and at least 18 members of the United States 

House of Representatives have tested positive for 

COVID–19, including 16 Republicans and seven Democrats; 

Whereas, to date, at least 9 individuals in the Executive Office of the President have tested positive for COVID–19; 

and 

Whereas, at least 31 individuals tied to the White House tested positive for COVID–19 around the same time that 

President Donald J. Trump announced on October 2, 

2020, that he had contracted COVID–19: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 

3 (1) gatherings at which public health rec4 ommendations for reducing the spread of COVID– 

5 19 are not followed have the potential to become 

6 COVID–19 ‘‘superspreader’’ events; 

7 (2) the President of the United States, as both 

8 an elected official and a candidate for elected office, 

9 has hosted multiple ‘‘superspreader’’ gatherings, 

10 most notably a ceremony to celebrate the nomination 

11 of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court; 

12 and 

13 (3) all Americans, including public officials and 

14 candidates for public office, have a responsibility to 


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1 abstain from hosting and attending such gatherings 

2 to protect American public health and safety. 

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