S. Res. 282 (Agreed to Senate) — Commemorating June 17, 2025, as the tenth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting.

(1)

commemorates June 17, 2025, as the tenth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting;

(2)

remembers that in the face of unimaginable pain, the church stood firm in faith, a living reminder that—

(A)

as Romans 8:28 says, “in all things God works for the good of those who love him”; and

(B)

as Matthew 18:21–22 teaches, “Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” [and] Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times’”;

(3)

honors the victims' memory, their legacy, and the enduring hope that evil never has the final word; and

(4)

remembers each victim of the shooting—

(A)

Reverend Clementa Pinckney;

(B)

Reverend Sharonda Coleman-Singleton;

(C)

Cynthia Hurd;

(D)

Susie Jackson;

(E)

Ethel Lance;

(F)

Reverend DePayne Middleton-Doctor;

(G)

Tywanza Sanders;

(H)

Reverend Daniel Simmons Sr.;

(I)

Myra Thompson;

(J)

Polly Sheppard;

(K)

Jennifer Pinckney;

(L)

Felicia Sanders; and

(M)

two minor children.

Commemorating June 17, 2025, as the tenth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting.

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