,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,luria 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,scott of    
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4        
,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4        
,wexton1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 ,mr4          
,griffith1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 
and ,mr4 ,cline7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,honoring the victims of  
the mass shooting in ,virginia ,beach1  
,virginia4  ,whereas1 on ,friday1 ,may  
#ca1 #bjai1 #ab people were killed in a 
mass shooting at the ,municipal ,center 
in ,virginia ,beach1 ,virginia2 ,whereas
 #aa of #ab victims were employees of   
the city of ,virginia ,beach with over  
#aej years of service to the city       
collectively1 and one was a contractor  
who had come to the ,municipal ,center  
for business2 ,whereas ,laquita ,c4     
,brown1 a four-year employee in the city
 of ,virginia ,beach ,public ,works     

,department known for her love of travel
 with friends and ability to light up a 
room with her presence1 was murdered in 
the shooting2 ,whereas ,ryan ,keith     
,cox1 a #ab-year employee in the city of
 ,virginia ,beach ,public ,utilities    
,department known for his kindness and  
beautiful singing voice1 and who ran    
into danger looking for more people to  
save after ensuring his coworkers were  
sheltered in a barricaded room1 was     
murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas ,tara
 ,welch ,gallagher1 a six-year employee 
in the city of ,virginia ,beach ,public 
,works ,department who worked as an     
engineer to provide clean drinking water
 for her community1 was murdered in the 
shooting2 ,whereas ,mary ,louise ,gayle1
 a #bd-year employee in the city of     
,virginia ,beach ,public ,works         
,department who was known as a cheerful 
coworker and devoted mother and         
grandmother1 was murdered in the        
shooting2 ,whereas ,alexander ,mikhail  
,gusev1 a nine-year employee in the city

 of ,virginia ,beach ,public ,works     
,department who emigrated to ,virginia  
,beach from ,belarus to find a better   
life and who was known as a generous and
 devoted coworker1 friend1 brother1 and 
uncle1 was murdered in the shooting2    
,whereas ,joshua ,o4 ,hardy1 a four-year
 employee in the city of ,virginia      
,beach ,public ,utilities ,department   
known for his kindhearted nature and    
love for his family and faith1 was      
murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas      
,michelle ,missy ,langer1 a #ab-year    
employee in the city of ,virginia ,beach
 ,public ,utilities ,department who was 
known for her beaming smile and passion 
for the ,pittsburgh ,steelers1 and who  
had plans to retire soon1 was murdered  
in the shooting2 ,whereas ,richard ,h4  
,nettleton1 a #bh-year employee in the  
city of ,virginia ,beach ,public        
,utilities ,department who was a        
selfless leader in regional utility     
system planning and was a veteran of the
 ,army's #acjth ,engineer ,brigade1 was 

murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas      
,katherine ,a4 ,nixon1 a #aj-year       
employee in the city of ,virginia ,beach
 ,public ,utilities ,department who was 
known for her intellect and who was a   
loving wife and mother of #c children1  
was murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas  
,christopher ,kelly ,rapp1 an #aa-month 
employee in the city of ,virginia ,beach
 ,public ,works ,department1 who was    
known for his kindness1 his passion for 
playing the bagpipes1 and his devotion  
to his wife1 was murdered in the        
shooting2 ,whereas ,herbert ,bert       
,snelling1 a contractor who had come to 
the ,municipal ,center to get a permit  
and who was celebrating his #chth       
wedding anniversary1 was murdered in the
 shooting2 ,whereas ,robert ,bobby      
,williams1 a #da-year employee in the   
city of ,virginia ,beach ,public        
,utilities ,department1 who was awarded 
with eight service awards in recognition
 of his lifetime of devoted work and who
 was planning on retiring later in the  

year to spend more time with his family1
 was murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas 
the actions of those city employees who 
alerted their coworkers to danger and   
pulled them into shelter saved an       
unknowable number of lives2 ,whereas    
police officers responded within minutes
 of the first reports of shooting1      
heroically risking their lives by       
running into the line of fire2 ,whereas 
#a police officer was shot while        
confronting the gunman and survived     
thanks only to his bulletproof vest2    
,whereas those who were present at or   
responded to the scene of the shooting  
encountered a war zone of horrific      
violence that will be forever seared    
into their memories2 ,whereas mental    
health providers1 counselors1 and faith 
leaders have tended to the invisible    
wounds of the shooting1 and will        
continue to do so for decades to come2  
,whereas ,virginia ,beach ,chief of     
,police ,james ,cervera1 ,mayor ,bobby  
,dyer1 and ,city ,manager ,david ,hansen

 have led their community through its   
darkest hour with courage1 dignity1     
professionalism1 and compassion2 and    
,whereas1 within hours of the shooting1 
the residents of ,virginia ,beach had   
come together in an outpouring of       
support for those affected1 showing the 
resiliency of love in the face of evil3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 joins the   
,commonwealth of ,virginia in mourning  
the deaths and celebrating the lives of 
the #ab victims killed in the ,virginia 
,beach ,municipal ,center shooting on   
,may #ca1 #bjai2  7#b7 applauds the     
heroism1 dedication1 and compassion of  
the police officers1 first responders1  
and emergency medical personnel who     
responded to the shooting and tended to 
the wounded1 in some cases risking their
 own lives while saving others2  7#c7   
recognizes the strength of the ,virginia
 ,beach community in coming together to 
show that this tragedy will not define  
them2 and  7#d7 reaffirms its           

responsibility to find ways to prevent  
more ,americans from dying in acts of   
violence4