H.R. 7770: Fallen Pandemic Heroes Flag Act of 2020
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H.R. 7770: Fallen Pandemic Heroes Flag Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-24 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Fallen Pandemic Heroes Flag Act of 2020
Plain summary
Fallen Pandemic Heroes Flag Act of 2020 This bill 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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Fallen Pandemic Heroes Flag Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] · 1 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] reported raising $853,124 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7770.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116