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Last progress June 18, 2025 (7 months ago)
Introduced on June 12, 2025 by Richard Lynn Scott
Designates congressional remembrance and condolences for the 49 people killed in the June 12, 2016 Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, honors survivors, thanks responding law enforcement and emergency medical personnel, and reaffirms opposition to terrorism and hate-motivated violence. It notes the attack targeted LGBTQ and Hispanic communities, recognizes community mourning and resilience, and references Florida’s designation of June 12 as a day of remembrance.
On June 12, 2016, a gunman inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria attacked the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 victims and wounding dozens.
The attack was an attack on the LGBTQ community, the Hispanic community, the City of Orlando, the State of Florida, and the United States.
The Orlando community continues to mourn the loss of life and has shown strength, unity, and resilience after the event.
June 12 is designated in the State of Florida to honor the victims and survivors of the Pulse nightclub attack and is called "Pulse Remembrance Day."
People of the United States continue to pray for those affected by the tragedy.
Primary impacts are symbolic and commemorative rather than operational or financial. The resolution directly affects the communities and people named: survivors, families and loved ones of victims, the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities, and residents of Orlando by formally recognizing mourning and resilience at the federal level. First responders and emergency medical personnel are publicly thanked, which provides formal recognition but no material benefits. Agencies, states, and local governments are not given new duties or funding; no programs or mandates are created. The resolution may support public remembrance activities and could be used to reinforce anti-hate and anti-terrorism rhetoric, but it does not change law, appropriations, or administrative practice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.