[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 496 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 496

    Condemning the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, 
honoring the memory of the victims of the attack, offering condolences 
to and expressing support for their families and friends and all those 
affected, and applauding the dedication and bravery of law enforcement, 
emergency response, and counterterrorism officials in responding to the 
                                attack.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2016

   Mr. Nelson (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
   Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, 
   Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
 Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
   Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
  Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franken, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
   Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. 
 Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, 
   Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
  Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
 Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. 
Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, 
  Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, 
 Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which 
                      was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Condemning the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, 
honoring the memory of the victims of the attack, offering condolences 
to and expressing support for their families and friends and all those 
affected, and applauding the dedication and bravery of law enforcement, 
emergency response, and counterterrorism officials in responding to the 
                                attack.

Whereas, in the early hours of Sunday, June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old man from Ft. 
        Pierce, Florida, killed 49 and wounded 53 innocent people in a horrific 
        terrorist attack on Pulse Orlando, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
        transgender nightclub, during Latin night;
Whereas the gunman, who was investigated in 2013-2014 by the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation (in this preamble referred to as the ``FBI'') for possible 
        connections to terrorism, pledged his allegiance to the leader of the 
        Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (in this preamble referred to as 
        ``ISIL'');
Whereas President Barack Obama called the attack an act of both terror and hate 
        as well as an attack on all of the people of the United States and the 
        fundamental values of equality and dignity;
Whereas the attack is the deadliest mass shooting in the modern history of the 
        United States and the worst terrorist attack on United States soil since 
        September 11, 2001;
Whereas the law enforcement professionals of the city of Orlando and Orange 
        County, Florida, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the FBI, and 
        the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and other 
        emergency and health care professionals responded to the attack bravely 
        and admirably and in a coordinated manner, saving many lives;
Whereas following the attack hundreds of people stood in long lines to donate 
        blood for those injured in the attack, and the people of Orlando, the 
        State of Florida, and the United States expressed overwhelming support 
        for the victims and their families regardless of race, ethnicity, 
        religion, sex, or sexual orientation; and
Whereas the threat of terrorist attacks against the United States and the people 
        of the United States persists, including the threat posed by homegrown 
        terrorists inspired by foreign terrorist organizations like ISIL: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns the horrific terrorist attack on the Pulse 
        Orlando nightclub on June 12, 2016, in which 49 innocent people 
        were killed and 53 injured;
            (2) honors the memory of the victims killed in the attack 
        and offers heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies for 
        their families, loved ones, and friends;
            (3) expresses hope for a full and speedy recovery by and 
        pledges continued support for those injured in the attack;
            (4) applauds the dedication and bravery of local, State, 
        and Federal law enforcement and counterterrorism officials for 
        their efforts to respond to the attack and secure communities;
            (5) stands together with all people of the United States, 
        regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or sexual 
        orientation, in the face of terror and hate; and
            (6) reaffirms the commitment of the United States and its 
        allies to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and 
        other terrorist groups at home and abroad and to address the 
        threat posed by homegrown terrorism.
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