In 2019, an organization dedicated to creating a permanent memorial to honor the victims unveiled renderings for a potential memorial site. 'A place of acceptance and joy became a place of pain and loss,' Biden said in remarks ahead of the signing.Īccording to NBC News, while the legislation makes the nightclub a national memorial, it does not make it a part of the National Park System or send federal funds to create a monument. Because Pulse was a gay nightclub, many of the shooting victims were LGBTQ+. The legislation honors the 49 people killed in a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016. The House passed its own version of the bill in May. The legislation Biden signed Friday passed the Senate by voice vote earlier this month. 'May another president never have to sign a bill for a memorial like this,' Biden said. On Friday, President Joe Biden commemorated Pride Month at the White House by signing a bill into law that designates the site of a 2016 shooting at a gay nightclub as the 'National Pulse Memorial.'
