[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1206 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1206
Remembering the victims of the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and supporting the goals and
ideals of the National Week of Hope.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 23, 2010
Ms. Fallin (for herself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Boren, and Mr.
Lucas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Remembering the victims of the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and supporting the goals and
ideals of the National Week of Hope.
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 Oklahoma City National Memorial brings comfort, strength, peace,
hope, and serenity to the many visitors who come to the Memorial and its
museum each year to remember and to learn;
Whereas the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, a
partner of the Oklahoma City National Memorial, 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;
Whereas the 15th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building is April 19, 2010; and
Whereas the week of April 19, 2010, should be designated as the National Week of
Hope: 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;
(2) sends its best wishes and thoughts to those injured in
the bombing and expresses gratitude for their recovery;
(3) thanks 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;
(4) pledges to work with the people of the United States to
promote the goals and mission of the Oklahoma City National
Memorial;
(5) supports the inscription on the wall of the Memorial,
which 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.'';
(6) congratulates the people of Oklahoma City for making
tremendous progress in recovering from the attack over the past
15 years and demonstrating their steadfast commitment to the
ability of hope to triumph over violence;
(7) applauds the people of Oklahoma City as they continue
to persevere and to stand as a beacon to the rest of the Nation
and the world, attesting to the strength of goodness in
overcoming evil wherever it arises;
(8) supports the goals and ideals of the National Week of
Hope; and
(9) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Oklahoma
City National Memorial Foundation as an expression of
appreciation for the work of the Foundation.
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