SCONRES 39 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble, exercise freedom of speech, and petition the Government for redress of grievances must be respected; that violence and looting are unlawful, unacceptable, and contrary to the purpose of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns the President of the United States for ordering Federal officers to use gas and rubber bullets against the Americans who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby violating the constitutional rights of those peaceful protestors.

Introduced Jun 4, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor Charles E. Schumer D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 4, 2020 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2737)

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedJun 4, 2020
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached
  3. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This concurrent resolution condemns the President for ordering federal officers to use gas and rubber bullets against the Americans who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby violating the constitutional rights of those protestors.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 4, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 4, 2020
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalJun 4, 2020
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 4, 2020
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-ALDoug JonesOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 4, 2020
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJun 4, 2020
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Actions 2

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  1. Jun 4, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 4, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2737)

Subjects

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  1. Jun 4, 2020Introduced in Senate

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