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S.Res. 159 · 112th Congress

A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that…

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A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.

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  1. Senate Introduced May 3, 2011
  2. Senate Passed May 3, 2011 97–0

Declares that the death of Osama bin Laden represents a measure of justice and relief for the families and friends of the nearly 3,000 men and women who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, the men and women in the United States and around the world who have been killed by other al Qaeda-sponsored attacks, and the men and women of the U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · May 3, 2011

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares that the death of Osama bin Laden represents a measure of justice and relief for the families and friends of the nearly 3,000 men and women who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, the men and women in the United States and around the world who have been killed by other al Qaeda-sponsored attacks, and the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and the intelligence community who have sacrificed their lives pursuing Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.

Commends the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and the U.S. intelligence community for: (1) their tremendous commitment, perseverance, professionalism, and sacrifice in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice; and (2) committing themselves to defeating, disrupting, and dismantling al Qaeda.

Commends the President for ordering the successful operations to locate and eliminate Osama bin Laden.

Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to disrupting, dismantling, and defeating al Qaeda and affiliated organizations around the world that threaten U.S. national security, eliminating a safe haven for terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and bringing terrorists to justice.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.

Latest action (May 3, 2011): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 63. (text: CR S2609-2610)

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 3, 2011

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  1. Senate Introduced May 3, 2011
  2. Senate Passed May 3, 2011 97–0

Final vote · Senate · May 3, 2011

Adoption — Resolution Agreed to. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Mark BegichDAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZYea
Jon KylRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Mark UdallDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHINot Voting
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Mark KirkRILNot Voting
Richard DurbinDILYea
Daniel CoatsRINYea
Richard LugarRINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
David VitterRLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMAYea
Scott BrownRMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Kay HaganDNCYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
John HoevenRNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Mike JohannsRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Kelly AyotteRNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVNot Voting
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Thomas CoburnROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Jim WebbDVAYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Joe ManchinDWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea