[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1610 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1610

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
 terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 
                                 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2010

    Mr. Hoyer (for himself and Mr. Boehner) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
    Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
    Affairs, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
   Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Select Intelligence (Permanent 
Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
 terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 
                                 2001.

Whereas on the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and destroyed 
        four civilian aircraft, crashing two of them into the towers of the 
        World Trade Center in New York City and a third into the Pentagon 
        outside of Washington, DC;
Whereas the passengers and crew aboard the fourth civilian aircraft, United 
        Airlines Flight 93, acted heroically to prevent the terrorist hijackers 
        from taking additional American lives, by crashing the plane in 
        Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and sacrificing their own lives instead;
Whereas thousands of innocent men, women, and children were brutally murdered in 
        the attacks of September 11, 2001;
Whereas nine years later, the United States continues to mourn the lives lost on 
        September 11, 2001;
Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and prosperity, the attacks 
        were intended to assail the principles and values of the American people 
        and to intimidate the Nation and its allies;
Whereas the United States remains steadfast in its determination to defeat, 
        disrupt, and destroy terrorist organizations and seeks to harness all 
        elements of national power, including its military, economic, and 
        diplomatic resources, to do so;
Whereas Congress has passed, and the President has signed, numerous laws to 
        protect the Nation, prevent terrorism at home and abroad, assist victims 
        of terrorism, and support, in the field and upon return, the members of 
        the Armed Forces who courageously defend the United States;
Whereas the terrorist attacks that have occurred around the world since 
        September 11, 2001, serve as reminders that the hateful inhumanity of 
        terrorism poses a common threat to the free world, to people everywhere, 
        and to democratic values;
Whereas the United States has worked cooperatively with the nations of the free 
        world to capture terrorists and bring them to justice;
Whereas the United States remains committed to building strong and productive 
        counterterrorism alliances;
Whereas immediately following September 11, 2001, the Armed Forces moved swiftly 
        against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, which the President and Congress had 
        identified as enemies of the United States;
Whereas in doing so, brave members of the Armed Forces left loved ones in order 
        to defend the Nation and, in some cases, sustained serious injuries or 
        made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives; and
Whereas many members of the Armed Forces remain abroad, defending the Nation 
        from further terrorist attacks and continuing to battle al-Qaeda and the 
        Taliban: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes September 11 as a day to mourn and remember 
        those taken from their loved ones and fellow citizens, and as a 
        day for the people of the United States to recommit to the 
        Nation and to each other;
            (2) once again extends its deepest sympathies to the 
        friends, families, and loved ones of the innocent victims of 
        the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
            (3) honors the heroic service and sacrifices of first 
        responders, law enforcement personnel, State and local 
        officials, volunteers, and others who aided the victims and, in 
        so doing, bravely risked and often sacrificed their own lives 
        and health;
            (4) expresses gratitude to the foreign leaders and citizens 
        of all nations who have assisted and continue to stand in 
        solidarity with the United States against terrorism in the 
        aftermath of the attacks;
            (5) recognizes the heroic service of United States 
        personnel, including members of the Armed Forces, intelligence 
        agencies, the diplomatic service, the law enforcement and 
        homeland security communities, and their families, who have 
        sacrificed much, including their lives and health, to defend 
        their country against terrorists;
            (6) vows that it will continue to defend the people of the 
        United States and to identify, intercept, and defeat 
        terrorists, including providing the Armed Forces, intelligence 
        agencies, the diplomatic service, and the law enforcement and 
        homeland security communities with the resources and support 
        necessary to effectively accomplish this mission; and
            (7) reaffirms that the American people will never forget 
        the sacrifices made on and since September 11, 2001.
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