[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1206 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1206

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        April 13, 2010.
Whereas, on April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m., a terrorist detonated a truck bomb at 
        the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Whereas this was one of the worst terrorist attacks ever to occur on United 
        States soil, taking the lives of 168 people and injuring more than 850 
        others, many of them United States Government employees who worked in 
        the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building;
Whereas this cowardly act of domestic terrorism directly affected thousands of 
        families and horrified millions of people across the State of Oklahoma 
        and the United States;
Whereas the people of Oklahoma and the United States responded to this tragedy 
        through the remarkable efforts of local, State, and Federal law 
        enforcement personnel, firefighters, search and rescue teams, public and 
        private medical personnel, other emergency services personnel, and 
        thousands of volunteers from the community who saved lives, assisted the 
        injured and wounded, comforted the bereaved, and provided meals and 
        support to those who came to Oklahoma City to offer assistance;
Whereas this courageous response set what has come to be known as the ``Oklahoma 
        Standard'', which was later emulated by many Americans following the 
        terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001;
Whereas, following the 1995 attack, the people of Oklahoma and the United States 
        pledged to build and maintain a permanent national memorial to remember 
        those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed forever;
Whereas this pledge was fulfilled by establishing the Oklahoma City National 
        Memorial, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the 
        world every year to the site of the attack;
Whereas the inscription on the wall of the Oklahoma City National Memorial 
        reads: ``We come here to remember those who were killed, those who 
        survived, and those changed forever. May all who leave here know the 
        impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, 
        hope, and serenity.'';
Whereas the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism was 
        established to educate the Nation's emergency responders about 
        preventing and mitigating the effects of terrorist attacks;
Whereas the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building has been replaced with a new, 
        safe, secure, and functional Federal building in downtown Oklahoma City 
        that houses many of the offices once housed in the Murrah Building, 
        sending a message that the people and Government of the United States 
        will not be cowed by terrorists; and
Whereas the 15th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building is April 19, 2010: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) joins with the people of the United States in sending best 
        wishes and prayers to the families, friends, and neighbors of the 168 
        people killed in the terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal 
        Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and
            (2) sends its best wishes and prayers to those injured in the 
        bombing and expresses gratitude to the thousands of first responders, 
        rescue workers, medical personnel, and volunteers from the community and 
        across the Nation who answered the call for help on the morning of the 
        attack and in the days and weeks thereafter.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.