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Dear Colleague,

In light of the attached notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, that a public health emergency is in effect due to a novel coronavirus, I am hereby extending the "covered period" designated on January 4, 2021, pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, until August 12, 2022.

Sincerely,

NANCY PELOSI

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the House passed the Keeping Kids Fed Act, which will now be sent to President Biden to become law:

"Today, the Congress honored a fundamental truth: that no child in America should have to go to bed hungry. In passing the Keeping Kids Fed Act, our nation takes a major bipartisan, bicameral step to ensure our children will get the healthy school meals they need.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after a Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade:

"Today, the Republican-controlled Supreme Court has achieved the GOP's dark and extreme goal of ripping away women's right to make their own reproductive health decisions. Because of Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, the Republican Party and their supermajority on the Supreme Court, American women today have less freedom than their mothers.

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic gun violence prevention legislation:

"On behalf of the House, we applaud the Senate for passing its gun violence prevention package on a strong bipartisan vote.

"Every day, gun violence steals lives and scars communities — and this crisis demands urgent action. While we must do more, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a step forward that will help protect our children and save lives.

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the House passed the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act:

"Today, the House took another step in the fight for full equality. By passing the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, we will ensure federal lawmakers has the data it needs to better tackle the disparities afflicting our LGBTQ friends and neighbors.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi hosted the unveiling of a portrait of the late Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color elected to Congress and a driving force behind enacting Title IX fifty years ago today, in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. As Speaker of the House, it is my honor to welcome all of you to celebrate Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink: a trailblazing elected official, a legendary, legendary champion of equality and our beloved colleague and friend. Some of us had the honor and privilege of serving with her.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which gutted the authority of individual states to keep public spaces safe from gun violence:

"It is unfathomable that, while families in Uvalde, Buffalo and countless other communities mourn their loved ones stolen by gun violence, a supermajority of the Supreme Court has chosen to endanger more American lives. Today's decision by a radical, Republican-controlled Court extends what was intended to be a limited right to self-defense at home to a new right to bring guns into our public spaces.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Title IX:

"For half a century, Title IX has transformed the meaning of equality and opportunity – in our classrooms, on the playing field and everywhere on campus. This historic achievement has provided a springboard for women to succeed in and out of the classroom: empowering so many to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors and engineers, heads of businesses and non-profits, and even pioneering public servants. Our nation is constantly strengthened by the fuller participation of women and girls, as they take their rightful place as leaders in our society.