COVID–19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act

Bill: 116-s-3817
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2020-05-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Congressional tributes

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Monuments and memorials

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>COVID-19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act</b></p> <p>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. <br> </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3817 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2020 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Coons , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Bennet , Ms. Smith , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Warren , Mr. Tester , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Booker , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To observe the lives lost in the United States due to the COVID–19 pandemic.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act . 2. Moment of silence for the victims of the COVID–19 pandemic The President shall issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence at 12:00 p.m. (local time) on Monday, June 1, 2020, as a mark of respect to the memory of the more than 100,000 lives lost in the United States due to the COVID–19 pandemic, as well as their families.