Text of US HR 500 (2023)

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 500 Commemorating 7 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 12, 2023 Mr. SOTO (for himself, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. LIEU, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. FROST) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability RESOLUTION Commemorating 7 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. Whereas June 12, 2023, marks 7 years since the Pulse night- club massacre in Orlando, Florida; Whereas this massacre took place at Pulse nightclub, a safe space for the Orlando community, especially members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ques- tioning community; Whereas Orlando and Orange County law enforcement, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and other emergency and health care professionals responded to the tragedy brave- VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR500.IH HR500 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 500 IH ly, admirably, and in a coordinated manner, saving many lives; Whereas, following the massacre, the city of Orlando, the State of Florida, and the United States came together and expressed overwhelming support for the victims and their families regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or political affiliation; and Whereas, in his first term, President Biden signed over 25 executive actions in an effort to reduce gun violence na- tionwide, and Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Com- munities Act (Public Law 117–159) on June 24, 2022, which President Biden signed on June 25, 2022: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) recognizes, remembers, and honors the 2 memory of the victims killed in the Pulse nightclub 3 massacre in Orlando, Florida, including Akyra 4 Monet Murray, Alejandro Barrios Martı´nez, Amanda 5 Alvear, A´ngel L. Candelario-Padro, Anthony Luis 6 Laureano Disla, Antonio Davon Brown, Brenda Lee 7 Ma´rquez McCool, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 8 Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, Cory James Connell, 9 Darryl Roman Burt II, Deonka Deidra Drayton, 10 Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, Edward Sotomayor, Jr., 11 Enrique Rı´os, Eric Iva´n Ortiz-Rivera, Frank 12 Herna´ndez, Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 13 Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jime´nez, Gilberto Ramon Silva 14 Mene´ndez, Jason Benjamin Josaphat, Javier Jorge- 15 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR500.IH HR500 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HRES 500 IH Reyes, Jean C. Nieves Rodrı´guez, Jean Carlos 1 Me´ndez Pe´rez, Jerald Arthur Wright, Joel Rayo´n 2 Paniagua, Jonathan A. Camuy Vega, Juan Chavez- 3 Martı´nez, Juan P. Rivera Vela´zquez, Juan Ramon 4 Guerrero, Kimberly Morris, Leroy Valentı´n 5 Ferna´ndez, Luis Daniel Conde, Luis Daniel Wilson- 6 Leo´n, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, Luis S. Vielma, Mar- 7 tin Benı´tez Torres, Mercedez Marisol Flores, Miguel 8 A´ngel Honorato, Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, Paul 9 Terrell Henry, Peter O. Gonza´lez-Cruz, Rodolfo 10 Ayala-Ayala, Shane Evan Tomlinson, Simo´n Adria´n 11 Carrillo Ferna´ndez, Stanley Almodo´var III, Tevin 12 Eugene Crosby, Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 13 and Yilmary Rodrı´guez Solivan; 14 (2) offers heartfelt condolences and deepest 15 sympathies for the families, loved ones, and friends 16 of such victims on their day of remembrance; 17 (3) expresses the continual support to those af- 18 fected and marked by this tragedy many years later; 19 (4) applauds the bravery and dedication exhib- 20 ited by the hundreds of local, State, and Federal law 21 enforcement officials, emergency medical responders, 22 and others in the city of Orlando, Florida, who of- 23 fered support and assistance; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR500.IH HR500 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HRES 500 IH (5) stands together with all people of the 1 United States, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, 2 sex, sexual orientation, or political affiliation, in the 3 face of terror and hate; and 4 (6) must continue to work toward gun safety 5 and mental health legislation. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR500.IH HR500 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB