[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 110 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 110


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2002

     Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the heroism and courage displayed by airline flight attendants 
                           on a daily basis.

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.

            Passed the Senate June 19, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.