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handle is hein.crs/govebbo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ SResearch Service informrng the leg I aive debate since 1914___________________ Members of the House of Representatives Lying in State in the U.S. Capitol July 27, 2020 On July 27 and 28, 2020, Representative John Lewis, who died on July 17, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. In a joint press release, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that Representative Lewis would lie in state both in the Capitol Rotunda-for a private viewing by Members of Congress-and at the top of the East Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol-for a public viewing. Because of COVID-19, social distancing and masks are required to enter the viewing line and the Lewis family requests that members of the public do not travel to Washington, D.C. from across the county to pay their respects at the U.S. Capitol given the COVD-19 pandemic. Members of Congress are encouraged to use extreme care and deliberation when deciding to travel to Washington, D.C. Members of the public and of Congress are encouraged to pay their respects virtually by posting tributes using specific hashtags. There have been 33 individuals (not including Representative Lying in State v. Honor Lewis) who have lain in state or honor in the Capitol Lying in state Rotunda. The most recent individual to lie in state was Current or former government officials (e.g., Representative Elijah Cum gs on October 24, 2019. The Member of Congress, President, Vice most recent individual to lie in honor was the Reverend Billy President); military leaders; unknown Graham on February 28 and March 1, 2018. Prior to servicemembers from World War I, World Representative Lewis lying in state, atotal of 15 individuals War Ii, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era. who had been a Member of the House of Representatives had received that honor (see Table 1). Lying in Honor Private Citizens Figure 1 shows Representative Thaddeus Stevens, the first Representative who did not also serve in another governmental position, lying in state from August 13 to 14, 1868. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11472 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress-

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