Bill · S.Res. 282· Senate(119-SRES-282)
A resolution commemorating June 17, 2025, as the tenth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting.
- Introduced
- 6/17/2025
- Last activity
- 6/17/2025 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3413-3414; text: CR S3438-3439)
- Sponsored by
- Tim Scott
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- Officially Recorded
- Adopted by the Senate
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution commemorates June 17, 2025, as the tenth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting. It serves to remember the tragedy that occurred on June 17, 2015, when an armed gunman killed nine African-American parishioners during a prayer meeting. The text provides detailed backgrounds for many of the victims, including their professional achievements and family lives. It also notes the legal outcomes for the perpetrator, Dylann Roof, who received both federal and state sentences. Finally, the resolution honors the victims' memory and their enduring legacy.
Yes
Would Black Americans be better off under this?+5
The resolution explicitly honors the memory and legacy of African-American victims of a hate crime.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+5
The resolution honors victims of a racially motivated hate crime, thereby validating the importance of racial justice.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Commemoration and Remembrance: The resolution commemorates the tenth anniversary of the shooting (Section 1), which serves to honor the victims' memory, their legacy, and the hope that evil does not have the final word (Section 3).
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Recognition of Victims: The bill explicitly names the victims (Section 4), providing a formal way to remember individuals such as Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Cynthia Hurd, and others.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For African Americans+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5
- 6/17/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3413-3414; text: CR S3438-3439)
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee
Lindsey GrahamRepublican · South Carolina