October 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6095 buy a gun from a licensed dealer. He that parents literally are in fear of SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS then managed to circumvent the proc- sending their children to school, not ess by purchasing his weapon from knowing whether they may be victim- somebody who appears to have been in SENATE RESOLUTION 374—EX- ized by one of these senseless attacks, PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE the business of manufacturing and sell- especially in the aftermath of Santa Fe ing guns but who is not a registered DESIGNATION OF OCTOBER 23, and Parkland High School. Parents are firearms dealer. By not registering as a 2019, AS A NATIONAL DAY OF RE- rightfully concerned about sending dealer, the seller was able to skirt the MEMBRANCE OF THE TRAGIC legal requirement and sell a weapon to their kids to school, and they should TERRORIST BOMBING OF THE the shooter without conducting the not have to live with that. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BARRACKS IN BEIRUT, LEBANON, necessary background check. The RESPONSE Act includes provi- IN 1983 So to prevent unlicensed dealers from sions to help identify students whose continuing to break the law, the RE- behavior indicates a threat of violence Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. WHITE- HOUSE, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. JONES, Mr. SPONSE Act creates a nationwide task and then provide the student with the force to investigate and prosecute CRUZ, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. appropriate services they may need not those individuals. The task force will DUCKWORTH, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. COONS, focus on those who are illegally selling to be a danger to themselves or others. Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. CASEY) submitted firearms, as well as those attempting By promoting best practices within our the following resolution; which was re- to buy firearms who provide false schools, as well as internet safety poli- ferred to the Committee on Armed statements as part of the background cies, we can help protect both students Services: check. and school faculty and provide parents S. RES. 374 While preventing unlicensed dealers with a little peace of mind. Whereas, in 1982, the United States de- from selling weapons without appro- ployed members of the Armed Forces to Leb- Finally, because so often these shoot- priate background checks is an impor- anon as part of a multinational peace- tant way to reduce violence, it is only ers advertise on social media or cry out keeping force; Whereas, early on the morning of October one factor. I think we have to admit for attention to law enforcement or other people ahead of time, this legis- 23, 1983, a truck packed with explosives deto- there isn’t one single solution. It is nated outside of a building at Beirut Inter- multifactorial. There are multiple lation includes provisions to ensure national Airport that served as quarters for things we can and should do. law enforcement can receive timely in- several hundred members of the Armed The second major piece of this legis- formation about potential threats Forces deployed as part of the peacekeeping lation improves the quality and avail- made online. Online providers and plat- force; Whereas 241 members of the Armed Forces ability of mental health care. I asked forms have the ability to share infor- the Odessa police chief following the were killed in the blast; mation with law enforcement today Whereas the members of the Armed Forces shooting in Midland-Odessa: What is it during emergencies. And in the fight killed included 220 Marines, members of the you think we might have been able to against child abuse, the RESPONSE Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 8th do? He said: Well, we need better access Marines Regiment, which made October 23, to mental health diagnoses and treat- Act would expand the scope of informa- 1983, the deadliest day for the Marine Corps ment. tion they can share to include informa- since the Battle of Iwo Jima in February and We clearly need to do more to iden- tion about potential acts of mass vio- March 1945 during World War II; tify and support struggling individuals lence or self-harm or hate crimes or Whereas, in addition to the Marine Corps who could pose a danger to themselves casualties, 18 Navy sailors and 3 Army sol- acts of domestic terrorism. diers were killed, and more than 100 other and to others. We know for a fact that The RESPONSE Act has been en- members of the Armed Forces were injured; the majority of gun deaths are sui- dorsed already by a number of law en- Whereas members of the Armed Forces cides, self-inflicted. While mental ill- from 39 States and Puerto Rico died while ness is not the prevailing cause of mass forcement and mental health organiza- serving in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1982 to 1984; violence, enhanced mental health re- tions, including the National Council Whereas, on the same day as the bombing sources, I believe, are critical to saving for Behavioral Health, National Alli- of the Marine Corps barracks, another sui- lives. The RESPONSE Act includes a ance on Mental Illness, the National cide bomber killed 58 French paratroopers housed at another building in Beirut; and range of measures, such as expanding District Attorneys Association, Fra- Whereas it is fitting and proper to recog- mental health crisis intervention ternal Order of Police, and a number of nize the events of October 23, 1983, and the teams, improving coordination be- others. members of the Armed Forces of the United tween mental health providers and law States who died in Beirut on that day I am glad to say it also has received enforcement, and bolstering the mental through the establishment of a national day health workforce. support already—even though we are of remembrance on October 23, 2019: Now, Importantly, this bill expands some- only introducing it today—from a num- therefore, be it thing called assisted outpatient treat- ber of our colleagues here: Senators Resolved, That the Senate— (1) supports the designation of a national MCSALLY, TILLIS, ERNST, CAPITO, and ment programs, or AOTs. This is some- day of remembrance on October 23, 2019, for thing we passed as part of the 21st Cen- Senator TIM SCOTT. I hope we can work members of the Armed Forces of the United tury Cures Act, my Mental Health and together to build a big bipartisan list States who were killed or injured by the ter- Safe Communities Act to help focus on, of cosponsors as other Senators have rorist attack on the United States Marine as a priority, pilot projects of these as- the opportunity to review this legisla- Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on Octo- sisted outpatient treatment programs. ber 23, 1983; and tion—again, using the Fix NICS bill as (2) encourages the people of the United Here we seek to expand them further a model of how we can build consensus based on the proven success. AOTs, or States to support and participate in appro- and get something done that will save priate ceremonies, programs, and other ac- assisted outpatient treatment, provide lives. tivities in observance of such a national day families of individuals with mental ill- of remembrance. There is no quick fix, as I said, but ness an opportunity to get treatment f for their loved one in their community there are commonsense measures we rather than in an institution. Making can take to reduce mass violence and SENATE RESOLUTION 375—RECOG- NIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY mental health resources more acces- protect the American people. As Tex- OF THE WARSAW UPRISING sible will serve our most vulnerable ans continue to grieve in the aftermath friends and neighbors in countless ways of these attacks, I am committed to Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. and, I believe, make our communities BROWN) submitted the following resolu- upholding my promise that I made to safer. tion; which was referred to the Com- Third, the RESPONSE Act seeks to their families and friends to do some- mittee on Foreign Relations: increase the safety of our students. I thing—to do what we can to prevent S. RES. 375 have heard from countless parents—no more communities from facing this Whereas October 2, 2019, marks the 75th an- doubt, the Presiding Officer has too— sort of heartbreak. niversary of the tragic conclusion to the VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:53 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23OC6.048 S23OCPT1 S6096 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 23, 2019 Warsaw Uprising, a landmark event during (2) commends the bravery, heroism, and for half a century of dedication to the sport World War II, in which brave citizens of Po- patriotism of the individuals who fought as and franchise; land revolted against the German Nazi occu- part of the Polish Home Army in order to (3) joins Oregonians and Blazers fans every- pation of the city of Warsaw in the face of liberate Poland from German Nazi occupa- where to celebrate Rip City’s 50th anniver- daunting and seemingly insurmountable tion; and sary; and odds; (3) honors the memory of the soldiers and (4) directs the Clerk of the Senate to Whereas the Warsaw Uprising, which was civilians whose lives were lost during the produce copies of this resolution for the part of a nationwide resistance against the fighting, and the individuals who suffered in Portland Trail Blazers team members, staff, German Nazi occupation of Poland and concentration camps and death camps during and management. lasted for 63 days, was started by the Polish World War II and the Holocaust.