[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 727 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 727

    Honoring the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on the 
                 twentieth anniversary of the tragedy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 9, 2008

    Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
Menendez) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on the 
                 twentieth anniversary of the tragedy.

Whereas, on December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew members on board Pan 
        American Airways flight 103, and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie, 
        Scotland, were killed by a terrorist's bomb;
Whereas 189 people of the United States and nationals from 20 other countries 
        were victims of this heinous attack;
Whereas the families and friends of the victims of this tragedy have suffered 
        immeasurable losses;
Whereas people around the world actively have worked to diminish the possibility 
        of future terrorist attacks;
Whereas in 2003, Libya accepted responsibility for Libyan officials' involvement 
        in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, denounced terrorism, and vowed to 
        abandon its weapons program;
Whereas, on October 31, 2008, almost 20 years after the terrorist attack, Libya 
        completed delivery of long-awaited compensation to the families of the 
        victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103; and
Whereas nothing can replace the loved ones lost in the attack, and the United 
        States must never forget the victims of this crime: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates December 21, 2008, as ``Twentieth 
        Anniversary of Remembrance for the Victims of the Bombing of 
        Pan Am Flight 103 Day''; and
            (2) conveys the most sincere condolences to the families, 
        friends, and communities of the victims of the attack on Flight 
        103.
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