United States · Resolution · SCONRES
S.Con.Res. 103 (100th)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof, citizens of the United States who were killed in Afghanistan.
Introduced
14 March 1988
Last action
14 March 1988 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]
Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Declares that the President should: (1) posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof in honor of their efforts to document the Afghan struggle for freedom; and (2) present the award to those individuals' families on March 21, 1988, the start of the new year in Afghanistan.
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Timeline
14 March 1988
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 1988
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 March 1988
Sponsors
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/103
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/sconres/103
- us · 100-sconres-103 · source updated 10 August 2026