[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12875-S12876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 313--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT 
              TO THE BRUTAL KILLING OF MR. MATTHEW SHEPARD

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

                              S. Res. 313

         
       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

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       (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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