[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 994 Engrossed in House (EH)]








H. Res. 994

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 13, 2006.
Whereas on the morning of September 11, 2001, while Americans were attending to 
        their daily routines, terrorists hijacked four civilian aircraft, 
        crashing two of them into the towers of the World Trade Center in New 
        York City and a third into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.;
Whereas the heroic actions of the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93 
        prevented it from being used as a weapon against America and ultimately 
        led the terrorists to crash the aircraft into a rural field in 
        Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all those aboard;
Whereas nearly 3,000 innocent people were murdered in these attacks;
Whereas the terrorist attacks were an act of war by al-Qaeda, its leadership and 
        affiliates against the United States and the many peaceful, democratic 
        nations of the world;
Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and prosperity, the attacks 
        were intended to assail the principles, values and freedoms of the 
        American people and to intimidate the Nation and its allies;
Whereas when the gravest moments came that day, first responders and many 
        ordinary citizens, relying on courage, instinct, and concern for their 
        fellow man, rushed toward the flaming buildings in order to rescue the 
        victims of the attacks;
Whereas in the days subsequent to the brutal attacks on the Nation, the 
        Government vowed never to be caught off guard again, to take the fight 
        to the terrorists, and to take immediate measures to prepare and protect 
        the Nation against a new type of faceless, inhuman, and amorphous enemy 
        committed to the death and destruction of the American way of life;
Whereas Congress passed, and the President signed, numerous laws to assist 
        victims, combat the forces of terrorism, protect the Homeland and 
        support the members of the Armed Forces who defend American interests at 
        home and abroad, including the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and its 2006 
        reauthorization, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Enhanced Border 
        Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, the Maritime Transportation 
        Security Act of 2002, and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
        Prevention Act of 2004;
Whereas the House of Representatives in the 109th Congress passed the Border 
        Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, 
        the SAFE Port Act of 2006, and the 21st Century Emergency Communications 
        Act of 2006;
Whereas terrorist attacks that have occurred since September 11, 2001, in Egypt, 
        India, Indonesia, Jordan, Spain, the United Kingdom and elsewhere, 
        remind all Americans of the brutal intentions of the terrorists and the 
        ever-present threat they pose to the principles of freedom;
Whereas British authorities, in cooperation with United States and Pakistani 
        officials, recently disrupted an airline terror plot to commit mass 
        murder by blowing up civilian aircraft bound for the United States;
Whereas Federal agencies, including those within the Intelligence Community, the 
        Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security, worked 
        effectively with American allies to investigate and disrupt the airline 
        terror plot and to implement appropriate security procedures in response 
        to the plot;
Whereas United States law enforcement and intelligence agencies and allies of 
        the United States around the world have worked together to detect and 
        disrupt terrorist networks and numerous terror plots since September 11, 
        2001, including a plan to attack targets on the west coast of the United 
        States using hijacked aircraft in 2002, a plan to attack targets on the 
        east coast of the United States using hijacked civilian aircraft in 
        2003, a plan to blow up apartment buildings in the United States in 
        2002, a plan to attack urban targets in the United Kingdom using 
        explosives in 2004, a plan to attack Westerners in Karachi, Pakistan, in 
        2003, a plan to attack Heathrow Airport using hijacked aircraft in 2003, 
        a plan to conduct large-scale bombings in the United Kingdom in 2004, a 
        plan to attack ships in the Arabian Gulf in 2002, a plan to attack ships 
        in the Straits of Hormuz in 2002, a plan to attack a United States 
        tourist site outside the United States in 2003, a plan to attack Queen 
        Alia Airport in Jordan in 2006, a plan to attack high-profile buildings 
        in Ontario, Canada, in 2006, and a plan to attack an El Al aircraft in 
        2006;
Whereas the Nation is indebted to the brave military, intelligence, and law 
        enforcement personnel serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere who 
        are on the front lines of the global war on terrorism;
Whereas the Nation is safer than it was on September 11, 2001, but more must 
        always be done because the terrorist threat is latently entrenched, 
        nimble, resourceful, and dedicated to the murder of Americans and the 
        destruction of freedom; and
Whereas the passage of five years has not diminished the pain caused by the 
        senseless loss of nearly 3,000 persons killed on September 11, 2001: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
House of Representatives--
            (1) continues to recognize September 11 as a day to remember and 
        mourn those who lost their lives that fateful day;
            (2) encourages Americans to make September 11 a day of national 
        service;
            (3) extends its deepest sympathies to the spouses, children, 
        mothers, fathers, and other loved ones of the victims of September 11, 
        2001;
            (4) honors the heroic actions of first responders, law enforcement 
        personnel, State and local officials, volunteers, and others who aided 
        the innocent victims and bravely risked their own lives and health 
        following the September 11, 2001 attacks;
            (5) extends its deepest gratitude to military, intelligence and law 
        enforcement personnel serving both at home and abroad in the global war 
        on terrorism and for the sacrifices of their families and loved ones;
            (6) expresses its gratitude to all foreign nations and their 
        citizens who have assisted and continue to assist the United States in 
        the global war on terrorism;
            (7) vows that it will remain vigilant in efforts to provide the 
        Federal Government with all the tools necessary to fight and win the 
        global war on terrorism; and
            (8) reaffirms that the American people will never forget the tragedy 
        of September 11, 2001, and the loss of innocent lives that day, will 
        continue to fight the war on terrorism in their memory, and will never 
        succumb to the cause of the terrorists.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.