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







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1532

 Condemning the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, 
 and expressing sympathy to the innocent victims from India and around 
                               the world.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2008

 Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
 Mr. McDermott, Mr. Royce, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, 
   Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
   Schiff, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Matheson, Ms. McCollum of 
 Minnesota, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Lee, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Towns, Mr. Burton of 
  Indiana, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wu, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
    Harman, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
Visclosky, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moore 
of Kansas, Mr. Holt, Mr. Carney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Murphy of 
    Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
  Langevin, Ms. Sutton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Levin, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Pastor) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Condemning the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, 
 and expressing sympathy to the innocent victims from India and around 
                               the world.

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; and
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.
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