Text of US HR 514 (2025)

IV 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 514 Commemorating 9 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 12, 2025 Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mr. FROST, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. CHERFILUS- MCCORMICK, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. JOHN- SON of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CARSON, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. BALINT, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. GARCIA of Cali- fornia, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Ms. ANSARI, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MOORE of Wis- consin, Mr. HERNA´NDEZ, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. DEXTER, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. KENNEDY of New York, and Mr. GREEN of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Commemorating 9 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. Whereas June 12, 2025, marks 9 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, ques- tioning, Black, and Latino communities; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Jun 13, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR514.IH HR514 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 514 IH 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 act of domestic terrorism bravely, admirably, and in a coordinated man- ner, 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, gender identity, 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 Stanley 4 Almodovar III, Amanda L. Alvear, Oscar A. Aracena 5 Montero, Rodolfo Ayala Ayala, Antonio Davon 6 Brown, Darryl Roman Burt II, Angel Candelario- 7 Padro, Juan Chavez Martinez, Luis Daniel Conde, 8 Cory James Connell, Tevin Eugene Crosby, Deonka 9 Deidra Drayton, Simo´n Adrian Carrillo Ferna´ndez, 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Jun 13, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR514.IH HR514 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 514 IH Leroy Valentin Fernandez, Mercedez Marisol Flores, 1 Peter Ommy Gonzalez Cruz, Juan Ramon Guerrero, 2 Paul Terrell Henry, Frank Hernandez, Miguel Angel 3 Honorato, Javier Jorge Reyes, Jason Benjamin 4 Josaphat, Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, Anthony Luis 5 Laureano Disla, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 6 Alejandro Barrios Martinez, Brenda Marquez 7 McCool, Gilberto R. Silva Menendez, Kimberly Jean 8 Morris, Akyra Monet Murray, Luis Omar Ocasio 9 Capo, Geraldo A. Ortiz Jimenez, Eric Ivan Ortiz-Ri- 10 vera, Joel Rayon Paniagua, Jean Carlos Mendez 11 Perez, Enrique L. Rios, Jr., Jean Carlos Nieves 12 Rodrı´guez, Xavier Emmanuel Serrano-Rosado, 13 Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, Yilmary Rodrı´guez 14 Solivan, Edward Sotomayor Jr., Shane Evan Tom- 15 linson, Martin Benitez Torres, Jonathan A. Camuy 16 Vega, Juan Pablo Rivera Vela´zquez, Luis Sergio 17 Vielma, Franky Jimmy DeJesus Vela´zquez, Luis 18 Daniel Wilson-Leon, and Jerald Arthur Wright; 19 (2) offers heartfelt condolences and deepest 20 sympathies for the families, loved ones, and friends 21 of such victims on their day of remembrance; 22 (3) expresses the continual support to those af- 23 fected and marked by this act of domestic terrorism 24 many years later; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Jun 13, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR514.IH HR514 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 514 IH (4) applauds the bravery and dedication exhib- 1 ited by the hundreds of local, State, and Federal law 2 enforcement officials, emergency medical responders, 3 and others in the city of Orlando, Florida, who of- 4 fered support and assistance; 5 (5) stands together with all people of the 6 United States, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, 7 sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or political 8 affiliation, in the face of terror and hate; and 9 (6) must continue to work toward gun safety 10 and mental health legislation. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Jun 13, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR514.IH HR514 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS