[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 915 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 915

   Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the 
  families and friends of the victims of the July 11, 2006, terrorist 
    bombings in Mumbai, India, and sympathy to the people of India.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2006

Mr. Ackerman (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Royce, Ms. 
 Watson, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Holt, Mr. Saxton, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Matheson, Ms. 
 Berkley, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                       on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the 
  families and friends of the victims of the July 11, 2006, terrorist 
    bombings in Mumbai, India, and sympathy to the people of India.

Whereas on July 11, 2006, a series of eight bombs hit the western rail line in 
        Mumbai, India, the busiest urban rail line in the world;
Whereas 190 innocent people were killed and 625 were injured;
Whereas the citizens of Mumbai rushed to the scene in order to lend aid and 
        comfort to the victims, carrying many of the wounded to ambulances;
Whereas the bombings have been condemned in the strongest possible terms by 
        leaders from around the world;
Whereas Mumbai, and India generally, has been the victim of repeated terrorist 
        attacks for almost two decades;
Whereas India is a stalwart ally of the United States in the Global War on 
        Terror; and
Whereas neither the people nor the Government of India will waiver in the face 
        of these cowardly attacks: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its condolences to the families and friends 
        of the individuals killed in the terrorist bombing attacks in 
        Mumbai, India, that occurred on July 11, 2006, and expresses 
        its deepest sympathy to the individuals injured in such attacks 
        and to the people of the Republic of India;
            (2) condemns the cowardly and unjustified attacks on 
        innocent civilians;
            (3) commends the authorities and people of Mumbai for their 
        prompt and effective response to this atrocity; and
            (4) expresses--
                    (A) its solidarity with the Government and people 
                of India as that nation continues combating terrorism; 
                and
                    (B) its readiness to support and assist the Indian 
                authorities in their efforts to bring to justice those 
                individuals responsible for the recent attacks in India 
                and to pursue, disrupt, undermine, and dismantle the 
                networks that plan and carry out such attacks.
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