I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7770 
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of frontline workers 
who died as a result of their service in response to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of 
frontline workers who died as a result of their service 
in response to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fallen Pandemic He-
roes Flag Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF FRONTLINE WORKER.—In this 
Act, the term ‘‘frontline worker’’ means a person whose 
occupation presents an increased risk of exposure to 
COVID-19 and who is one of the following: 
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(1) Agriculture worker. 
(2) Childcare worker. 
(3) Cleaning service worker. 
(4) Communication worker. 
(5) Delivery service worker. 
(6) First responder. 
(7) Food service worker. 
(8) Health care worker. 
(9) Transportation worker. 
(10) Other worker as determined by the Archi-
tect of the Capitol through regulations issued under 
section 4(a)(1). 
(b) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Capitol-flown flag’’ means a 
United States flag flown over the United States 
Capitol in honor of the deceased individual; 
(2) the term ‘‘immediate family member’’, with 
respect to an individual, means— 
(A) the spouse, parent, brother, sister, 
child of the individual, or a person to whom the 
individual stands in loco parentis; or 
(B) any other person related to the indi-
vidual by blood or marriage; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Representative’’ includes a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
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SEC. 3. PROVIDING CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES 
OF FRONTLINE WORKERS DYING IN RE-
SPONSE TO COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the immediate 
family of a frontline worker who, as a result of being a 
frontline worker, died in responding to the COVID–19 
pandemic on or after January 1, 2020, the Representative 
or Senator of the family may provide the family with a 
Capitol-flown flag, together with the certificate described 
in subsection (c). 
(b) NO COST TO FAMILY.—A flag provided under 
this section shall be provided at no cost to the family. 
(c) CERTIFICATE.—The certificate described in this 
subsection is a certificate which is signed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the Representative, 
or the Speaker pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator, 
providing the Capitol-flown flag, as applicable, and which 
contains an expression of sympathy from the House of 
Representatives or the Senate, as applicable. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Architect of the 
Capitol shall issue regulations for carrying out this Act, 
including the following: 
(1) Regulations to identify other workers that 
qualify as frontline workers. In doing so, the Archi-
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tect shall take into consideration the ‘‘Advisory 
Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical 
Infrastructure Workers During Covid-19 Response’’ 
as issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency on April 17, 2020. 
(2) Regulations to establish procedures (includ-
ing any appropriate forms, guidelines, and accom-
panying certificates) for requesting a Capitol-flown 
flag. 
(b) APPROVAL BY COMMITTEES.—The regulations 
issued under subsection (a) shall take effect upon approval 
by the Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
the fiscal years 2020 through 2025 such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act, to be derived from 
amounts appropriated in each such fiscal year for the op-
eration of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, except 
that the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out this 
Act for all such fiscal years may not exceed $40,000. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date of its enact-
ment, except that no flags may be provided under section 
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3 until the regulations issued under section 4(a) take ef-
fect in accordance with section 4(b). 
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