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Proposal:COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2021

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 117th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.
Geographic Scope
National

Description

COVID-19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2021

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.

Bill Title

COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2021

Linked Goals

Steps

  • 2021-05-07: 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.
  • 2021-05-07: 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.
  • 2021-05-07: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E481-482)
  • 2021-05-07: Introduced in House
  • 2021-05-07: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.