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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. 

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 

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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns the horrific terrorist attack on 

3 the Pulse Orlando nightclub on June 12, 2016, in 

4 which 49 innocent people were killed and 53 injured; 

5 (2) honors the memory of the victims killed in 

6 the attack and offers heartfelt condolences and deep7 est sympathies for their families, loved ones, and 

8 friends; 

9 (3) expresses hope for a full and speedy recov10 ery by and pledges continued support for those in11 jured in the attack; 

12 (4) applauds the dedication and bravery of 

13 local, State, and Federal law enforcement and 

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1 counterterrorism officials for their efforts to respond 

2 to the attack and secure communities; 

3 (5) stands together with all people of the 

4 United States, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, 

5 sex, or sexual orientation, in the face of terror and 

6 hate; and 

7 (6) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

8 States and its allies to defeat the Islamic State of 

9 Iraq and the Levant and other terrorist groups at 

10 home and abroad and to address the threat posed by 

11 homegrown terrorism. 

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