Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.

Bill: 115-hres-380
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2017-06-12
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Crime victims

Emergency medical services and trauma care

First responders and emergency personnel

Florida

Hate crimes

Health personnel

Law enforcement officers

Terrorism

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses that the House of Representatives:</p> <ul> <li>remembers the victims, their families, the survivors, and the community one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States;</li> <li>acknowledges the scars are still fresh and the community is still recovering from this tragedy;</li> <li>offers support to the brave men and women of the emergency response teams, law enforcement agencies who responded to the scene of the shooting, and the medical personnel who treated victims and survivors;</li> <li>acknowledges the threat of homegrown terrorists and will work together to ensure such a tragedy is not repeated;</li> <li>stands united together against terrorism and hatred, and will not permit prejudice, violence, and fear to diminish the U.S. ideals of compassion, liberty, equality, and freedom.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 380 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2017 Mrs. Demings (for herself, Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Soto , Ms. Adams , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Crist , Mr. Crowley , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Delaney , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Esty of Connecticut , Mr. Evans , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Himes , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Kihuen , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Langevin , Mrs. Lawrence , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Ms. Lee , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. McEachin , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Mr. O'Rourke , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Payne , Ms. Pelosi , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Polis , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Raskin , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Rush , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Speier , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Titus , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Vela , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Donovan , Mr. Schneider , Ms. Bonamici , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Dent , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Perlmutter , Ms. Fudge , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Heck , Mr. Lewis of Georgia , Mr. Clay , Mr. Levin , Mr. Sablan , Mr. Beyer , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Ms. Bass , Mr. Butterfield , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , and Ms. Maxine Waters of California ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.

Whereas June 12, 2017, marks one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States; Whereas, on June 12, 2016, an armed gunman opened fire killing approximately 49 people and wounding 53 others in a place where members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer community were gathering for Latin Night ; Whereas the city of Orlando has designated June 12, 2017, as Orlando United Day , a day of love and kindness; Whereas the community is coming together one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting to show it stands behind the families who are still grieving their loved ones, and the survivors who are still putting the pieces together from lives that were shattered; Whereas the city of Orlando has continued to support the victims, survivors, and first responders throughout the past year, a recovery process that is far from over; Whereas the One Orlando Fund has distributed to victims and survivors over $27,000,000 raised through the support of people in Orlando, the Nation, and across the world in the past year; and Whereas the Orlando community and Central Florida have been forever changed by the events of June 12, 2016: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) remembers the victims, their families, the survivors, and the community one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States; (2) acknowledges the scars are still fresh and the community is still recovering from this tragedy; (3) offers support to the brave men and women of the emergency response teams, law enforcement agencies who responded to the scene of the shooting, and the medical personnel who treated victims and survivors; (4) acknowledges the threat of homegrown terrorists and will work together to ensure such a tragedy is not repeated; and (5) stands united together against terrorism and hatred, and will not permit prejudice, violence, and fear to diminish the United States ideals of compassion, liberty, equality, and freedom.