Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
Latest action · Jun 12, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 12, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses that the House of Representatives:
- 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;
- acknowledges the scars are still fresh and the community is still recovering from this tragedy;
- 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;
- acknowledges the threat of homegrown terrorists and will work together to ensure such a tragedy is not repeated;
- 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.
Cosponsors 144
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2017 to Jun 15, 2017, with 140 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
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- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
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- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
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