S.Res. 282
Commemorates tenth anniversary of Charleston church shooting
Marks June 17, 2025 as the tenth anniversary of the 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and honors the nine people killed.
- A gunman killed nine people at a Wednesday prayer meeting on June 17, 2015
- Names each victim, including Reverend Clementa Pinckney and Cynthia Hurd
- Notes the shooter was convicted of 33 federal charges and sentenced to death
- Notes he also pleaded guilty to state charges and is serving life without parole
Adopted by the Senate