West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HR16: Victims of Communism Memorial Day
Status: Introduced, February 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 17, 2006:
HOUSE RESOLUTION 16 (By Delegate Coop-Gonzalez) [Introduced February 17, 2006; referred to the Committee on Rules] Establishing that November 7, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, be designated as Victims of Communism Memorial Day. Whereas, The year 2017 marked 100 years since the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia resulting in the world's first communist regime under Vladimir Lenin, which led to decades of oppression and violence under communist regimes throughout the world; and Whereas, Based on the philosophy of Karl Marx, communism has proven incompatible with the ideals of liberty, prosperity, and dignity of human life and has given rise to such infamous totalitarian dictators as Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, Pol Pot, Nicolae CeauÈTMescu, the Castro brothers, and the Kim dynasty; and Whereas, President Donald Trump declared November 7, 2017 a National Day for the Victims of Communism, condemning communism as a political philosophy "incompatible with liberty, prosperity, and the dignity of human life;" and Whereas, The bipartisan U.S. Congressional Caucus for the Victims of Communism stated publicly in 2018 that "Marx's defenders often say he cannot be held accountable for what communist regimes did long after his life and death; but Marxist dictators who massacred their own people were applying communist ideology to political practice," and Whereas, Communist regimes worldwide have killed more than 100 million …
Sponsors
- Coop-Gonzalez, Elias (R, 067) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : To House Rules
- : Introduced in House
- : To Rules
- : Filed for introduction
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Common questions
- What is HR16?
- HR16 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Victims of Communism Memorial Day.
- What is the status of HR16?
- Introduced as of February 17, 2026. Latest action: To House Rules (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR16?
- Coop-Gonzalez, Elias (R, 067).
- Where is the official record for HR16?
- On the West Virginia Legislature website: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=16&billtype=r&houseorig=h&btype=res
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