119th (2025–2027)
S.Res. 506
S.Res. 506 is a Senate resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy who was killed in a hate crime in Illinois on October 14, 2023. The resolution acknowledges that Alfayoumi was stabbed 26 times by an attacker motivated by anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hatred, and notes that the perpetrator was convicted and sentenced to 53 years in prison. The resolution recognizes the contributions of Palestinian Americans to U.S. society and affirms that the Senate opposes hate crimes, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and discrimination against Palestinian and Arab communities. The resolution also calls on elected officials and media to avoid dehumanizing rhetoric and reaffirms the constitutional protections for free speech and peaceful protest. This is a symbolic measure with no funding or specific timeline—it does not create new laws or allocate resources, but rather expresses the Senate's values and remembrance.