[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 597 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                      October 15, 1998.
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) Mr. Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at the University of 
        Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, was physically beaten and tortured, tied to 
        a wooden fence and left for dead;
            (2) Mr. Matthew Shepard died as a result of his injuries on October 
        12, 1998, in a Colorado hospital surrounded by his loving family and 
        friends; and
            (3) the House--
                    (A) condemns the actions which occurred in Laramie, Wyoming, 
                as unacceptable and outrageous;
                    (B) urges each Member of Congress and every citizen of the 
                United States, in his or her own way, through his or her church, 
                synagogue, mosque, workplace, or social organization, to join in 
                denouncing and encouraging others to denounce this outrageous 
                murder of another human being;
                    (C) pledges to join in efforts to bring an end to such 
                crimes, and to encourage all Americans to dedicate themselves to 
                ending violence in the United States; and
                    (D) pledges to do everything in its power to fight the sort 
                of prejudice and intolerance that leads to the murder of 
                innocent people.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.