H.Res. 608: Condemning the senseless rampage and mass shooting that took place in Isla Vista, California, on Friday, May 23, 2014.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5201)

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5201) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Condemning the senseless rampage and mass shooting that took place in Isla Vista, California, on Friday, May 23, 2014.

Plain summary

Condemns the mass shooting in Isla Vista, California, on May 23, 2014. Offers condolences to the Isla Vista and University of California, Santa Barbara, communities. Encourages a dialogue on all aspects of this tragedy. Honors the dedicated service of the law enforcement and emergency personnel who responded to, and who continue to investigate, the attack. Expresses a commitment to preventing such tragedies from happening again.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Condemning the senseless rampage and mass shooting that took place in Isla Vista, California, on Friday, May 23, 2014.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · 45 cosponsors

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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA)

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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

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres608.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres608 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113