[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 376 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 376

 Recognizing ironworkers for their service in the rescue and recovery 
 efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the United 
                     States on September 11, 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2002

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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing ironworkers for their service in the rescue and recovery 
 efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the United 
                     States on September 11, 2001.

Whereas thousands of Americans and citizens of other nations perished in the 
        terrorist attacks against 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 City, and also worked in the 
        rescue and recovery efforts at the Pentagon in Virginia, just outside 
        Washington, D.C.;
Whereas the rescue operations also involved thousands of union ironworkers who 
        performed rescue and recovery duties, particularly in New York City;
Whereas these men and women performed their duties at serious risk to their 
        health and welfare and many suffered injuries during the rescue and 
        recovery process; and
Whereas these men and women 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 the Congress that--
            (1) thousands of union ironworkers from New York City, and 
        across North America, were instrumental in the emergency 
        response operations in New York City and Virginia in the 
        aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States on 
        September 11, 2001;
            (2) by risking their lives in the recovery effort these men 
        and women embodied the true American spirit;
            (3) these brave men and women endured exhaustion, exposure 
        to noxious fumes and active fires, risks from falling debris 
        and collapses, and other hazards during the rescue and recovery 
        efforts; and
            (4) the Nation owes a debt of gratitude for the service 
        given by these men and women of the Iron Workers International 
        Union.
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