S. Res. 494 · Passed Senate · Transportation and Public Works

A resolution observing the 50th anniversary of the date on which the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, and remembering the 29 lives lost in one of the worst storms ever recorded on the Great Lakes.

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

What it does

• Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior.
• Remember the 29 lives lost in the maritime disaster.
• Observe the event as one of the worst recorded storms on the Great Lakes.

Latest action

Nov 10, 2025: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8183; text: CR S8134)