[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 26 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        S.Con.Res.26
                                    Agreed to September 13, 2005        

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
            the fourth day of January, two thousand and five


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas on September 11, 2001, acts of war involving the hijacking of 
  commercial airplanes were committed against the United States, 
  killing and injuring thousands of innocent people;
Whereas one of the hijacked planes, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed 
  in a field in Pennsylvania;
Whereas while Flight 93 was still in the air, the passengers and crew, 
  through cellular phone conversations with loved ones on the ground, 
  learned that other hijacked airplanes had been used to attack the 
  United States;
Whereas during those phone conversations, several of the passengers 
  indicated that there was an agreement among the passengers and crew 
  to try to overpower the hijackers who had taken over Flight 93;
Whereas Congress established the National Commission on Terrorist 
  Attacks Upon the United States (commonly referred to as ``the 9-11 
  Commission'') to study the September 11, 2001, attacks and how they 
  occurred;
Whereas the 9-11 Commission concluded that ``the nation owes a debt to 
  the passengers of Flight 93. Their actions saved the lives of 
  countless others, and may have saved either the U.S. Capitol or the 
  White House from destruction.''; and
Whereas the crash of Flight 93 resulted in the death of everyone on 
  board: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That
        (1) the United States owes the passengers and crew of United 
    Airlines Flight 93 deep respect and gratitude for their decisive 
    actions and efforts of bravery;
        (2) the United States extends its condolences to the families 
    and friends of the passengers and crew of Flight 93;
        (3) not later than October 1, 2006, the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives, the minority leader of the House of 
    Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority 
    leader of the Senate, the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the 
    Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the 
    Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives shall select an 
    appropriate memorial that shall be located in the United States 
    Capitol and that shall honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93, 
    who saved the United States Capitol from destruction; and
        (4) the memorial shall state the purpose of the honor and the 
    names of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 on whom the honor is 
    bestowed.
  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.

  Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.