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S.Res. 504: A resolution expressing support for the International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony the athletes and others killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

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S.Res. 504: A resolution expressing support for the International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony the athletes and others killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-25 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4594; text as passed Senate: CR S4594; text of measure as introduced: CR S4463-4464)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4594; text as passed Senate: CR S4594; text of measure as introduced: CR S4463-4464) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution expressing support for the International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony the athletes and others killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the Senate should observe a minute of silence to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack and remember those who lost their lives. Urges the International Olympic Committee to: (1) take the opportunity afforded by that anniversary to remind the world that the Olympics were established to send a message of hope and peace through sport and athletic competition, and (2) recognize those who lost their lives at the 1972 Munich Olympics with a minute of silence at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony in an effort to reject and repudiate terrorism as antithetical to the Olympic goal of peaceful competition.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A resolution expressing support for the International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony the athletes and others killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 33 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), John Boozman (R-AR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-sres504 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112