[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12936]
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 EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO THE BRUTAL KILLING 
                           OF MATTHEW SHEPARD

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 313, submitted 
earlier by Senators Thomas and Enzi.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 313) expressing the sense of the 
     Senate with respect to the brutal killing of Mr. Matthew 
     Shepard.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 313) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              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
       (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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