[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 87 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 87

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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 the tragic loss of life by an estimated at 266 
        persons, 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 were of Dominican origin residing in the 
        Washington Heights community, a vibrant neighborhood that is an integral 
        part of our national cultural mosaic;
Whereas the Rockaway community has already suffered greatly as a result of the 
        terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on 
        September 11, 2001, as the Rockaway community has long been home to one 
        of the highest concentrations of the firefighters of New York City, many 
        of whom lost their lives responding to those attacks on the World Trade 
        Center;
Whereas many Rockaway residents, ignoring the risks of being harmed by fire or 
        other hazards at the site of the plane crash, rushed to the site in an 
        effort to help;
Whereas the people of Rockaway 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 of New York on the ground at the 
        crash site performed emergency services valiantly, thereby limiting the 
        devastation of this tragedy: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),

SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    The 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 November 12, 2001;
            (2) sends its sympathies to the people of the Dominican 
        Republic and to the Dominican community in the City of New York 
        who have been so tragically affected by the loss of loved ones 
        aboard that flight;
            (3) sends its sympathies to the people of the Rockaway 
        community who have suffered immense personal loss as a combined 
        result of the crash on November 12, 2001, and the terrorist 
        attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001; and
            (4) commends the heroic actions of the rescue workers, 
        volunteers, and State and local officials of New York who 
        responded to these tragic events with courage, determination, 
        and skill.

SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION OF THE ENROLLED RESOLUTION.

    The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit an enrolled copy of this 
resolution to the President of the Dominican Republic and to the Mayor 
of New York City.

            Passed the Senate December 10, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            S. CON. RES. 87

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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