[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1532 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     December 10, 2008.
Whereas, on November 26, 2008, coordinated and cowardly acts of violence were 
        carried out throughout Mumbai, India, the country's financial capital 
        and largest city;
Whereas teams of gunmen stormed various locations throughout Mumbai, including 
        two prominent hotels, a local cafe, a Jewish outreach center, a 
        hospital, a railroad station, and a cinema, shooting and torturing their 
        victims and setting off grenades and explosives along the way;
Whereas after 60 hours of terror, these attacks were successfully brought to an 
        end on November 29, 2008, by the Indian government;
Whereas media outlets are currently reporting hundreds of injured victims and 
        172 fatalities, including 6 Americans;
Whereas President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama immediately 
        condemned the Mumbai attacks and extended their condolences and the 
        support of the American people to all Indians;
Whereas this is the second large-scale terrorist attack in Mumbai since the July 
        2006 train bombings;
Whereas India has long been ravaged by similar attacks over the past few years 
        in other large Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, and 
        Hyderabad, as well as by attacks abroad, most recently at the Indian 
        Embassy in Kabul;
Whereas India has been a strong partner of the United States in combating 
        violent extremism and offered immediate support to the United States 
        after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001;
Whereas the United States and India are both multicultural, multiethnic, multi-
        religious democracies that oppose terrorism in all its forms and will 
        continue to work steadfastly to overcome terrorist ideologies and to 
        promote international peace and security: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns in strongest terms the senseless and barbaric November 
        26, 2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India;
            (2) expresses its condolences to the families and friends of those 
        individuals from India and abroad who were killed in the attacks and 
        expresses its deepest sympathies to those individuals who have been 
        injured;
            (3) joins with President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack 
        Obama in expressing the solidarity of the people and Government of the 
        United States with the people and Government of India at this difficult 
        time;
            (4) vows its support and readiness to provide all appropriate 
        assistance and resources to the Government of India as it works to bring 
        the terrorists responsible for the November 26, 2008, attacks to 
        justice;
            (5) expresses its desire for improved coordination between the 
        United States and India, with the goal of combating terrorism and 
        advancing international peace and security;
            (6) rejects any effort to confuse or associate the horrific attacks 
        on Mumbai with a particular people or faith as a whole;
            (7) notes the Government of Pakistan's condemnation of the attacks 
        and welcomes that government's call for a thorough investigation;
            (8) calls upon the Government of Pakistan to--
                    (A) work in full cooperation with the Government of India to 
                ensure all those responsible are brought to justice; and
                    (B) prevent its territory from serving as a safe-haven and 
                training ground for terrorists; and
            (9) calls upon nations around the world to renew and strengthen 
        efforts to--
                    (A) defeat terrorists by dismantling terrorist networks, 
                restricting the financing of such networks, and exposing the 
                violent and intolerant ideology of terrorism;
                    (B) increase international cooperation to advance personal 
                and religious freedoms, ethnic and racial tolerance, political 
                liberty and pluralism, and economic prosperity;
                    (C) combat extremist ideology and the social injustice, 
                oppression, and poverty that breeds terrorism; and
                    (D) make all appropriate international law enforcement, 
                intelligence, and other resources available to the Government of 
                India to support a full investigation of the horrific terror 
                attacks according to international legal standards.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.