Bill Sponsor
BILLSPONSOR
Bill Sponsor
Politicians
Bills
Senate Simple Resolution 746
118th Congress(2023-2024)
A resolution commemorating the passage of 3 years since the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Jul 10, 2024
Overview
Text
Not Scanned for Linkage
About Linkage
Multiple bills can contain the same text. This could be an identical bill in the opposite chamber or a smaller bill with a section embedded in a larger bill.
Bill Sponsor regularly scans bill texts to find sections that are contained in other bill texts. When a matching section is found, the bills containing that section can be viewed by clicking "View Bills" within the bill text section.
Bill Sponsor is currently only finding exact word-for-word section matches. In a future release, partial matches will be included.
Not Scanned for Linkage
About Linkage
Multiple bills can contain the same text. This could be an identical bill in the opposite chamber or a smaller bill with a section embedded in a larger bill.
Bill Sponsor regularly scans bill texts to find sections that are contained in other bill texts. When a matching section is found, the bills containing that section can be viewed by clicking "View Bills" within the bill text section.
Bill Sponsor is currently only finding exact word-for-word section matches. In a future release, partial matches will be included.
Jump To
S. RES. 746 (Agreed-to-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 746


Commemorating the passage of 3 years since the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 20, 2024

Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida)) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

July 10, 2024

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Commemorating the passage of 3 years since the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021.

    Whereas June 24, 2024, marks 3 years since portions of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida, catastrophically collapsed; and

    Whereas, in the aftermath of the devastating collapse—

    (1) 1 of the largest rescue and recovery operations in the history of the United States commenced to locate scores of residents who were unaccounted for and believed to be in the collapsed building;

    (2) first responders from across the State of Florida immediately answered the call of duty, including firefighters, uniformed police officers, rescue and recovery crews, emergency medical technicians, physicians, nurses, and others rushing to save the lives of individuals trapped in the building;

    (3) international rescue crews and emergency support organizations from Israel and Mexico responded to the site to aid in the search and recovery efforts;

    (4) National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces from Florida, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and emergency specialists from California, deployed to Surfside, Florida, to provide critical support;

    (5) teams worked tirelessly around the clock to rescue survivors and recover the remains of individuals killed in the tragic collapse; and

    (6) on June 30, 2021, the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced it would launch a formal investigation into the cause of the collapse: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved,

That the Senate—

(1) commemorates the passage of 3 years since the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021;

(2) honors the survivors and the 98 lives lost in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building and offers heartfelt condolences to the families, loved ones, and friends of the victims;

(3) commends the bravery and selfless service demonstrated by the local, State, national, and international teams of first responders deployed in the aftermath of the collapse; and

(4) expresses support for the survivors and community of Surfside, Florida.