HR 7161 · 116th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion

COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-06-11· Sponsored by Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2020-06-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] COVID-19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2020 This bill directs the Smithsonian Institution and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to jointly carry out a project to be known as the "COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Quilt Project" to honor and remember Americans who have lost their lives to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill establishes the Congressional Advisory Panel on Honoring Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The panel shall develop and submit a plan to carry out the memorial quilt project.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]DE
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]TX
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]CA
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS