[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 313 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 313

 Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the brutal killing 
                        of Mr. Matthew Shepard.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 21 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

     Mr. Thomas (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the brutal killing 
                        of Mr. Matthew Shepard.

Whereas 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; and
Whereas 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: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate, That it is the sense of the Senate that 
it--
            (1) condemns the actions which occurred in Laramie, 
        Wyoming, as unacceptable and outrageous;
            (2) 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;
            (3) 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
            (4) pledges to do everything in its power to fight 
        prejudice and intolerance that leads to the murder of innocent 
        people.
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