S.Res. 159 — 112th Congress

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.

Originated in the Senate · Introduced May 3, 2011 · Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor

Harry Reid

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)

CRS summary

As of May 3, 2011

Passed Senate without amendment

(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.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

May 3, 2011 · On the Resolution

Full roll call

Resolution Agreed to (97–0)

17 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea97: 40 D · 40 R · 2 I

MemberPartyState
LUGAR, Richard GreenIN
INOUYE, Daniel KenHI
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJ
WEBB, James H.VA
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NM
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CT
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMT
SNOWE, Olympia JeanME
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann BaileyTX
NELSON, Earl BenjaminNE
KERRY, John ForbesMA
DeMINT, James W.SC
KOHL, Herbert H.WI
CONRAD, KentND
BROWN, Scott P.MA
Mark BegichDemocratAK
Mark L. PryorDemocratAR
Barbara BoxerDemocratCA
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Mark UdallDemocratCO
Michael F. BennetDemocratCO
Richard BlumenthalDemocratCT
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDE
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Bill NelsonDemocratFL
Tom HarkinDemocratIA
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Mary L. LandrieuDemocratLA
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Carl LevinDemocratMI
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Al FrankenDemocratMN
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Claire McCaskillDemocratMO
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Kay R. HaganDemocratNC
Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNH
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Jeff MerkleyDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
Mark R. WarnerDemocratVA
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Joe Manchin, IIIIndependentWV
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Jeff SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
John McCainRepublicanAZ
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Marco RubioRepublicanFL
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
James E. RischRepublicanID
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Daniel CoatsRepublicanIN
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Rand PaulRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
John HoevenRepublicanND
Mike JohannsRepublicanNE
Kelly AyotteRepublicanNH
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Bob CorkerRepublicanTN
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Mike LeeRepublicanUT
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWI
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Not Voting3: 1 R

MemberPartyState
ENSIGN, John EricNV
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHI
Mark KirkRepublicanIL

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