[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 241 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 241

 Expressing the sense of the Congress that trained service dogs should 
 be recognized for their service in the rescue and recovery efforts in 
    the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States on 
                          September 11, 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2001

  Mr. Gilman submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress that trained service dogs should 
 be recognized for their service in the rescue and recovery efforts in 
    the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States on 
                          September 11, 2001.

Whereas thousands of Americans and citizens of other nations perished in the 
        terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001;
Whereas many police officers, firemen, and other emergency rescue workers also 
        perished or were injured in their heroic efforts to save people at the 
        site of the World Trade Center, in New York, New York, and also worked 
        in the rescue and recovery efforts at the Pentagon outside Washington, 
        D.C., and at the site of the airline crash in Pennsylvania;
Whereas the rescue operations also involved more than 300 trained service dogs 
        that performed rescue and recovery duties, particularly in New York 
        City;
Whereas these dogs performed their duties at serious risk to their health and 
        welfare and suffered injuries during the rescue and recovery process; 
        and
Whereas these dogs were an important component of the larger rescue and recovery 
        efforts: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) more than 300 specially trained rescue and recovery 
        dogs were instrumental in the emergency response operations in 
        New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the aftermath of the 
        terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001;
            (2) these dogs have unique sensory abilities that allow 
        them to perform a set of tasks that cannot be conducted as 
        efficiently by people;
            (3) these dogs, working in tandem with their handlers, 
        endured exhaustion, exposure to noxious fumes and active fires, 
        risks from falling debris, and other hazards during the rescue 
        and recovery efforts; and
            (4) the Nation owes a debt of gratitude for the service 
        given by these dogs.
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