[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 184 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 20, 2005.
Whereas on April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. central daylight time in Oklahoma City, 
        Oklahoma, America was attacked in one of the worst terrorist attacks on 
        American soil, killing 168 and injuring more than 850 Americans;
Whereas this dastardly act of domestic terrorism affected thousands of families 
        and horrified millions of people across the State of Oklahoma and the 
        United States;
Whereas the people of Oklahoma and the United States responded to this tragedy 
        through the remarkable efforts of local, State, and Federal law 
        enforcement, fire, and emergency services, search and rescue teams from 
        across the United States, public and private medical personnel, and 
        thousands of volunteers from the community who saved lives, assisted the 
        injured, comforted the bereaved, and provided meals and support to those 
        who came to Oklahoma City to help those endangered or otherwise affected 
        by this terrorist act;
Whereas the people of Oklahoma and the United States pledged themselves to 
        create, build, and maintain a permanent national memorial to remember 
        those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed forever;
Whereas the Oklahoma City National Memorial draws hundreds of thousands of 
        visitors from around the world every year to the site of this tragic 
        event in American history;
Whereas the Oklahoma City National Memorial brings comfort, strength, peace, 
        hope, and serenity to the many visitors who come to the memorial and 
        museum each year to remember and to learn about this tragic event;
Whereas the 10th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is on April 19, 2005; and
Whereas the Oklahoma City National Memorial will commemorate the anniversary of 
        the terrorist bombing by recognizing the week of April 17-24, 2005, as 
        the National Week of Hope, which will include a day of faith, a day of 
        understanding, a day of remembrance, a day of sharing, a day of 
        tolerance, a day of caring, and a day of inspiration, and the annual 
        Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, A Run to Remember: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) joins with all Americans to send best wishes and prayers to the 
        families, friends, and neighbors of the 168 people killed in the 
        terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building;
            (2) thanks the thousands of first responders, rescue workers, 
        medical personnel, and volunteers from the Oklahoma City community and 
        from communities around the Nation who answered the call for help that 
        April morning and in the days and weeks that followed;
            (3) sends best wishes and thoughts to those injured in the bombing, 
        and expresses gratitude for their recovery;
            (4) resolves to stand with all Americans to promote the goals and 
        mission established by the Oklahoma City National Memorial as stated in 
        the following mission statement of the memorial: ``We come here to 
        remember those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed 
        forever. May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this 
        memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope, and serenity.'';
            (5) encourages Americans to observe a National Week of Hope--
                    (A) to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City 
                bombing; and
                    (B) to allow each American to participate in an event each 
                day of that week to teach a lesson that--
                            (i) hope can exist in the midst of political 
                        violence;
                            (ii) good endures in the world even among those who 
                        commit bad acts; and
                            (iii) there is a way to resolve differences other 
                        than by resorting to terrorism or violence;
            (6) congratulates the people of Oklahoma City for making tremendous 
        progress over the past decade and for demonstrating their steadfast 
        commitment to such lessons; and
            (7) applauds the people of Oklahoma City as they continue to 
        persevere and to stand as a beacon to the rest of the Nation and the 
        world attesting to the strength of goodness in overcoming evil wherever 
        it arises.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.