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HRES 597 105th Congress House Commemorations Churches Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Crime and Law Enforcement Gays Hate crimes Members of Congress Minorities Murder Prejudice Religion Synagogues Torture Violence Wyoming

Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the brutal killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard.

Introduced: October 14, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 15, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 15, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 15, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 15, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 15, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10928-10935)
Oct 15, 1998
Mr. Gekas moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 14, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 14, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the actions which occurred in Laramie, Wyoming, whereby Matthew Shepard was physically beaten, tortured, tied to a wooden fence, and left for dead, resulting in his death.

Urges each Member of Congress and every U.S. citizen to join in denouncing and encouraging others to denounce this outrageous murder.

Pledges to: (1) join in efforts to bring an end to such crimes and to encourage all Americans to dedicate themselves to ending violence in the United States; and (2) fight the sort of prejudice and intolerance that leads to the murder of innocent people.

What's happening now October 15, 1998

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 14, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 597: Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the brutal killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-597/
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