US Congress House Bill 7770 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-24 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes a Member of Congress to give a flag flown from the Capitol and a signed certificate containing an expression of sympathy to the immediate family of a frontline worker (a worker whose occupation presents an increased risk of exposure) who died in responding to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The Architect of the Capitol must issue regulations to accomplish this, including by identifying other workers who qualify as frontline workers and by establishing procedures for requesting a flag flown from the Capitol.

Fallen Pandemic Heroes Flag Act of 2020

Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]

Rep. Peter King [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2020-07-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7770/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7770/BILLS-116hr7770ih.pdf