▁and ▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁prayer ▁garden , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁pain ful ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁is . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁that ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁being ▁demol ished ▁were ▁in ac cur ate , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁decision ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁made . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁day ▁nine ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁were ▁buried , ▁Senator ▁John ▁Corn yn ▁( R - TX ) ▁introduced ▁the ▁Fix ▁N IC S ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( S . 2 1 3 5 ), ▁to ▁address ▁def ic ien cies ▁in ▁the ▁reporting ▁process , ▁and ▁imp ose ▁severe ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁ag encies ▁to ▁report ▁conv ict ions . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Congress man ▁Henry ▁Cu ell ar ▁( D - TX ), ▁whose ▁district , ▁Texas ▁ 2 8 th , ▁includes ▁S uther land ▁Spr ings , ▁introduced ▁a ▁version ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁( H . ▁R . ▁ 4 4 3 4 ). ▁Cu ell ar ' s ▁bill ▁was ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁H . ▁R . ▁ 4 4 7 7 , ▁introduced ▁by ▁Congress man ▁John ▁C ul b erson ▁( R - TX ), ▁representing ▁Texas ' ▁ 7 th ▁District , ▁including ▁western ▁Houston ▁and ▁Harris ▁County . ▁The ▁final