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# Motion passed to make Pulse nightclub a national memorial
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/motion-passed-to-make-pulse-nightclub-a-national-memorial/
- Published: 2021-05-17T10:39:50.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-17T10:39:50.000Z
- Description: The US House of Representatives passed a motion to make the Pulse nightclub a national memorial.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Queer Corner, Florida, LGBTQ, Orlando, Pulse Nightclub, US

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pulse-nightclub-2016-1.jpg)

The national **US** House of Representatives recently passed a motion to make the **Pulse nightclub** in **Orlando** a national memorial, honouring the victims of the 2016 attack where 49 were killed and a further 53 were injured. According to *[Florida Politics](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/428793-house-approves-federal-pulse-memorial-resolution-again/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)*, a similar motion was proposed last year but did not progress any further. The new motion will now head to vote in the national Senate.

The measure is sponsored by **Val Demings, Darren Soto**, and **Stephanie Murphy** **,** with Demmings saying: *“‘Orlando Strong’ is more than just a slogan. It is a promise to support each other and to never forget those we lost and those who were injured on that tragic night. By establishing Pulse as a national memorial, we will honour their memories and remind ourselves of that promise.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/onepulse-foundation-1.jpg)

Murphy added: *“We owe it to those we lost to honour their memories by dedicating a national memorial at Pulse, a memorial that reflects the same love, acceptance and spirit of community that embodied the victims, and that embodies the LGBTQ+ community at large; a place of healing for the survivors and all those affected.”*

2021 will mark the 5th anniversary of the massacre, with a fund launched [earlier this year](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/pulse-memorial-fund-launched/) by the **onePULSE** foundation to create a permanent memorial for the victims. The money raised from the new campaign will be used to create a digital mural and a permanent mosaic tile on display in the Pulse museum in Orlando.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lgbtq-rainbow-pride-rights-flag-1.jpg)