Title: Honoring the victims of the shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This resolution condemns the mass shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, as horrific and heinous. The resolution also honors the memory and the lives of the seven innocent victims who were murdered.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1229 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1229

Honoring the victims of the shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in 
                        Highland Park, Illinois.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2022

   Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Rush, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. 
 Newman, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Casten, Mr. Danny K. 
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
   Bost, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Miller of 
  Illinois, Mr. Kinzinger, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. LaHood) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                               and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the victims of the shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in 
                        Highland Park, Illinois.

Whereas in communities across the country, Independence Day is a time when 
        families, friends, and neighbors gather to celebrate our country's 
        birth, our freedom, and the ideals that define us as a Nation;
Whereas the Independence Day Parade is a grand, patriotic tradition, with 
        marching bands, student groups, boy and girl scout troops, service 
        organizations, and many others representing the best our communities 
        have to offer;
Whereas in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, thousands of joyous 
        spectators lined the Independence Day parade route expectantly waiting 
        for their children and grandchildren, their friends, neighbors, and 
        coworkers to walk by in procession;
Whereas, at 10:14 a.m., just moments after the Highland Park Independence Day 
        Parade began, the sense of community elation was shattered by a single 
        person who acquired a gun, climbed a ladder to a rooftop, and fired 80 
        bullets into the joyous crowd below;
Whereas the 7 individuals who lost their lives that day were--

    (1) Katie Goldstein, age 64, of Highland Park, Illinois, a beloved wife 
and mother, who was known for her kind, caring personality, and for 
bringing neighbors delicious baked goods during the holidays;

    (2) Irina McCarthy, age 35, of Highland Park, Illinois, a wife and 
mother of 2-year-old Aiden, who met her husband Kevin through their mutual 
work in the pharmaceutical industry;

    (3) Kevin McCarthy, age 37, of Highland Park, Illinois, a husband and 
father of 2-year-old Aiden, who died protecting his son from gunfire;

    (4) Stephen Strauss, age 88, of Highland Park, Illinois, a brother, 
husband, father, and grandfather, who was a joke-teller and avid reader and 
greatly enjoyed the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony 
Orchestra;

    (5) Jacquelyn Sundheim, age 63, of Highland Park, Illinois, a kind and 
caring wife and mother, who was a lifelong member of North Shore 
Congregation Israel in Glencoe, where she also taught preschool and served 
as the events coordinator;

    (6) Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, age 78, of Morelos, Mexico, who was 
attending the parade with his children, grandchildren, and great-
grandchildren; and

    (7) Eduardo Uvaldo, age 69, of Waukegan, Illinois, who was a devoted 
husband, father, and grandfather;

Whereas more than 30 people were wounded by bullets and shrapnel, many 
        grievously injured;
Whereas 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy lost both parents and 8-year-old Cooper 
        Roberts had his spinal cord severed, likely to never walk again;
Whereas all who attended the parade and who live in Highland Park will be 
        forever changed by this tragedy;
Whereas the Highland Park Police Department and the Highland Park Fire 
        Department led dozens of agencies in responding to the shooting with 
        bravery and professionalism, including the Illinois State Police, the 
        Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau 
        of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, the United States 
        Marshals Service, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Lake 
        County Major Crimes Task Force, the Chicago Police Department, the Lake 
        County Sheriff's Office, the Cook County Sheriff's Office, the Northwest 
        Central Dispatch System, the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center (RED 
        Center), the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center, the Highland Park 
        Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire 
        Protection District, the Northbrook Fire Department, the Winnetka Fire 
        Department, the Northfield Fire Department, the Buffalo Grove Fire 
        Department, the Prospect Heights Fire Department, the Libertyville Fire 
        Department, the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, the 
        Evanston Fire Department, the Glenview Fire Department, the Lake Bluff 
        Fire Department, the Skokie Fire Department, the Wilmette Fire 
        Department, the Des Plaines Fire Department, Glencoe Public Safety, the 
        Lake Forest Fire Department, the Morton Grove Fire Department, the Park 
        Ridge Fire Department, the Waukegan Fire Department, the Niles Fire 
        Department, the Addison Fire Protection District, the Streamwood Fire 
        Department, the Hanover Park Fire Department, and the police departments 
        of Addison, Antioch, Arlington Heights, Bannockburn, Barrington, 
        Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Berwyn, Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, 
        Cary, Crystal Lake, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, 
        Evanston, Fox Lake, Franklin Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Grayslake, Gurnee, 
        Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kenilworth, 
        Kildeer, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, 
        Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, McHenry, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, 
        Mundelein, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, North Riverside, Northbrook, 
        Northfield, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Riverwoods, Rolling Meadows, 
        Rosemont, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park, Schiller Park, 
        Skokie, Streamwood, Vernon Hills, Wauconda, Waukegan, Western Springs, 
        Wheeling, Wilmette, Winnetka, Winthrop Harbor, and Zion;
Whereas the emergency responders and the doctors, nurses, and other health care 
        providers at Highland Park Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston 
        Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Advocate Lutheran 
        General Hospital, and University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's 
        Hospital provided professional and dedicated care to the victims;
Whereas dozens of volunteer counselors have traveled to North Shore School 
        District 112 and Township High School District 113 to assist the 
        community in beginning the process of healing, having already met with 
        several thousand community members in need of counseling;
Whereas the people of Highland Park and across the United States are mourning 
        the seven lives tragically cut short and praying for the full recovery 
        of all those who were injured, both physically and emotionally;
Whereas the people of Highland Park and of the United States mourn for all whose 
        lives were stolen and pray for all who have been irreversibly affected 
        by gun violence--whether by mass shootings, violence in our streets, 
        domestic violence, suicide, or accidental shooting; and
Whereas Highland Park is strong, and fortunate to be supported by its neighbors 
        and friends both near and far: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the horrific, heinous July 4th mass shooting 
        that occurred in Highland Park, Illinois;
            (2) honors the memory and the lives of the 7 innocent 
        victims who were murdered;
            (3) offers sincere condolences to all of the residents of 
        Highland Park and Lake County, Illinois, as well as the 
        families, friends, and loved ones affected by this brutal 
        attack;
            (4) articulates its hope that all those injured by the 
        attack, both physically and emotionally, will recover quickly, 
        and vows to support all those impacted by the violence with the 
        support they may need;
            (5) honors the courageous actions of the individuals who 
        placed themselves in harm's way to protect others during this 
        heinous attack;
            (6) honors the bravery of community members, leaders, law 
        enforcement, first responders, health professionals, and all 
        others who responded to the attack; and
            (7) expresses admiration for the resolve and courage that 
        the City of Highland Park, its elected leaders, and the 
        community as a whole have demonstrated in the days after the 
        attack and pledges its continued support for the community in 
        the weeks and months ahead.
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