[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 272 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 272


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 27, 2001

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the crash of American 
                          Airlines Flight 587.

Whereas American Airlines Flight 587 en route from John F. Kennedy Airport in 
        Queens County, New York, to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, crashed 
        on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens County, New York, on November 12, 
        2001;
Whereas the crash resulted in a tragic loss of life estimated at 265 
        individuals, including passengers, crew members, and people on the 
        ground;
Whereas New York City has strong cultural, familial, and historic ties to the 
        Dominican Republic;
Whereas many of the passengers of American Airlines Flight 587 were of Dominican 
        origin and resided in the Washington Heights community, a vibrant 
        neighborhood which is an integral part of our national cultural mosaic;
Whereas the Rockaway community has already suffered greatly as a result of the 
        attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, as home to the 
        highest concentration of firefighters in New York City, many of whom 
        lost their lives at the World Trade Center;
Whereas many Rockaway residents ignored the risks and rushed to the site of the 
        plane crash in an effort to help;
Whereas the people of the Rockaway community have served as an inspiration 
        through their resilience in the face of adversity and their faith in and 
        practice of community; and
Whereas the professional emergency personnel on the ground performed valiantly 
        limiting the devastation of this tragedy: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) sends its heartfelt condolences to the families, 
        friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American 
        Airlines Flight 587 on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens County, 
        New York, on November 12, 2001;
            (2) sends its sympathies to the people of the Dominican 
        Republic and to the Dominican community in New York City;
            (3) sends its sympathies to the people of the Rockaway 
        community;
            (4) commends the heroic actions of the rescue workers, 
        volunteers, and State and local officials who responded to this 
        tragic event with courage, determination, and skill; and
            (5) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the President 
        of the Dominican Republic.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.