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H.R. 7161 116th Congress House

COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Smithsonian Institution and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to jointly carry out the COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Quilt Pro… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Smithsonian Institution and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to jointly carry out the COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Quilt Project to honor and remember Americans who have lost their lives to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2020 Introduced by: André Carson Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Jun 11, 2020
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.
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E532-533)
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 Latest action June 11, 2020

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3019 Reintroduced Bill COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 10
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 9, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 22, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jun 15, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 11, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Jun 11, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 11, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 11, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 11, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 11, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 11, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 11, 2020
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7161: COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7161/
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"H.R. 7161: COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7161/.
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