,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ede  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,rubio1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4       
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1    
,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4       
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mrs4        
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,coons1
 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,casey1 
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4  
,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,peters1
 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4   
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 
,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4        
,collins1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,honoring the memory of the victims of  
the terrorist attack on the ,pulse      
,orlando nightclub on ,june #ab1 #bjaf4 
,whereas1 in the early hours of ,sunday1
 ,june #ab1 #bjaf1 a #bi-year-old man   
from ,ft4 ,pierce1 ,florida1 killed #di 

and wounded #ec innocent people in a    
horrific terrorist attack on ,pulse     
,orlando1 a lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and 
transgender nightclub1 during ,latin    
night2 ,whereas the gunman1 who was     
investigated in #bjac-bjad by the       
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7in  
this preamble referred to as the ,,fbi7 
for possible connections to terrorism1  
pledged his allegiance to the leader of 
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the    
,levant 7in this preamble referred to as
 ,,isil72 ,whereas then-,president      
,obama called the attack an act of both 
terror and hate as well as an attack on 
all of the people of the ,united ,states
 and the fundamental values of equality 
and dignity2 ,whereas the attack was1 at
 the time1 the deadliest mass shooting  
in the modern history of the ,united    
,states and is the worst terrorist      
attack on ,united ,states soil since    
,september #aa1 #bjja2 ,whereas the law 
enforcement professionals of the city of
 ,orlando and ,orange ,county1 ,florida1

 the ,florida ,department of ,law       
,enforcement1 the ,,fbi1 and the ,bureau
 of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and  
,explosives1 and other emergency and    
health care professionals responded to  
the attack bravely and admirably and in 
a coordinated manner1 saving many lives2
 ,whereas following the attack1 hundreds
 of people stood in long lines to donate
 blood for those injured in the attack1 
and the people of ,orlando1 the ,state  
of ,florida1 and the ,united ,states    
expressed overwhelming support for the  
victims1 their families1 and their loved
 ones regardless of race1 ethnicity1    
religion1 sex1 or sexual orientation2   
,whereas local organizations and        
caregivers came together with the       
,federal1 ,state1 and local government  
to support the victims and help the     
community heal2 ,whereas the community  
of ,orlando and communities across the  
,state of ,florida and the ,united      
,states1 in the spirit of unity and     
respect1 continue to support the        

victims1 their families1 their loved    
ones1 and all those affected by the     
attack1 as well as the brave men and    
women of ,federal1 ,state1 and local law
 enforcement and other emergency and    
health care professionals for their     
dedicated service to their communities2 
,whereas ,tuesday1 ,june #ab1 #bjah1    
marks #b years since the attack2 and    
,whereas the threat of terrorist attacks
 against the ,united ,states and its    
allies persists1 including the threat   
posed by homegrown terrorists inspired  
by foreign terrorist organizations like 
,,isil3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 commemorates the     
victims killed in the horrific terrorist
 attack on the ,pulse ,orlando nightclub
 on ,june #ab1 #bjaf1 and offers        
heartfelt condolences and deepest       
sympathies for their families1 loved    
ones1 and friends2  7#b7 honors the     
survivors of the attack and pledges     
continued support for their recovery2   
7#c7 recognizes the unity1 compassion1  

and resilience of the ,orlando community
 after the attack2  7#d7 applauds the   
dedication and bravery of ,federal1     
,state1 and local law enforcement and   
counterterrorism officials for their    
efforts to respond to the attack1       
prevent future attacks1 and secure      
communities2  7#e7 stands together with 
all people of the ,united ,states1      
regardless of race1 ethnicity1 religion1
 sex1 or sexual orientation1 in the face
 of terror and hate2 and  7#f7 reaffirms
 the commitment of the ,united ,states  
and its allies to defeat the ,islamic   
,state of ,iraq and the ,levant and     
other terrorist groups at home and      
abroad and to address the threat posed  
by homegrown terrorism4