Senate condemns attack on Minnesota lawmakers, calls for peace
S.Res. 301 — A resolution condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota and calling for unity and the rejection of political violence in Minnesota and across the United States. · Filed by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The Senate passed a statement about a June 14, 2025 attack in Minnesota. A gunman shot State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. State House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed. The statement honors the victims and police who responded. It calls on leaders and Americans to reject violence tied to politics. It says people should solve disagreements through respectful talk.
Who it affects
The statement affects leaders and all Americans. It says violence tied to politics is wrong. It says leaders must speak out against such violence.
One thing to notice
The statement does not create new laws or punish anyone. It states what the Senate believes about violence and how government should work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Jun 24, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 24, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
- Jun 26, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- Jun 26, 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.
Words to know
- statement — A formal written message of what a group believes or wants.
- violence tied to politics — Attacks or harm done to people because of their role in government.
- respectful talk — Disagreement where people listen to each other and stay calm.
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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