[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 110 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.Con.Res.110
                                    Agreed to September 24, 2002        

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas over 100,000 men and women in the United States serve as flight 
  attendants;
Whereas flight attendants dedicate themselves to serving and protecting 
  their passengers;
Whereas flight attendants react to dangerous situations as the first 
  line of defense of airline passengers;
Whereas safety and security are the primary concerns of flight 
  attendants;
Whereas flight attendants evacuate passengers from an airplane in 
  emergency situations;
Whereas flight attendants defend passengers against hijackers, 
  terrorists, and abusive passengers;
Whereas flight attendants handle in-flight medical emergencies;
Whereas flight attendants perform routine safety and service duties on 
  board the aircraft;
Whereas 25 flight attendants lost their lives aboard 4 hijacked flights 
  on September 11, 2001;
Whereas 5 flight attendants helped to prevent United Flight 93 from 
  reaching its intended target on September 11, 2001;
Whereas flight attendants provided assistance to passengers across the 
  United States who had their flights diverted on September 11, 2001;
Whereas flight attendants on American Airlines Flight 63 helped to 
  subdue Richard Reid on December 22, 2001, thereby preventing him from 
  detonating an explosive device in his shoe intended to bring down the 
  airplane and kill all 185 passengers and 12 crew members on board; 
  and
Whereas flight attendants helped to prevent Pablo Moreira, a Uruguayan 
  citizen, from breaking into the cockpit on February 7, 2002, during 
  United Flight 855 from Miami to Buenos Aires: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
        (1) expresses its profound gratitude for the faithful service 
    provided by flight attendants to make air travel safe;
        (2) honors the courage and dedication of flight attendants;
        (3) supports all the flight attendants who continue to display 
    heroism on a daily basis, as they had been doing before, during, 
    and after September 11, 2001; and
        (4) shall send a copy of this resolution to a family member of 
    each of the flight attendants killed on September 11, 2001.
  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.

  Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.