Senate honors 49 people killed at Pulse nightclub in 2016
S.Res. 275 — A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the heinous attack at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016. · Filed by Rick Scott (R-FL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The Senate passed a formal statement about the Pulse nightclub attack. On June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, 49 people died. The statement also honors the people who lived through it and the police and firefighters who helped. This is not a new law or money.
Who it affects
The statement honors the victims and people who lived through the attack. It also recognizes the LGBTQ and Hispanic groups hurt by the shooting. Police and firefighters are also named.
One thing to notice
The Senate made a formal statement to show the attack and victims matter.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 12, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 12, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
- Jun 18, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3478)”
- Jun 18, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-21.
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