[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 722 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 722

  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 8, 2009

    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 United Flight 93 fought heroically and 
        sacrificed their own lives by crashing the plane in Shanksville, 
        Pennsylvania, to prevent terrorist hijackers from killing additional 
        innocent Americans;
Whereas nearly 3,000 innocent men, women, and children were murdered in the 
        attacks;
Whereas eight years later, the United States of America 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 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 United States Armed Forces 
        moved swiftly against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, which the President and 
        Congress had identified as enemies of America;
Whereas in doing so, brave members of the Armed Forces left loved ones in order 
        to defend the Nation; 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, by the House of Representatives, That the House of 
Representatives--
            (1) recognizes September 11 as both a day to mourn and 
        remember those taken from their loved ones and fellow citizens, 
        and 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 continue to stand in solidarity with the 
        United States against the international scourge of terrorism;
            (5) asserts, in the strongest possible terms, that the 
        fight against terrorism is not a war on any nation, any people, 
        or any faith;
            (6) recognizes the heroic service of United States 
        personnel, including members of the United States Armed Forces, 
        United States intelligence agencies, and the United States 
        diplomatic service, and their families, who have sacrificed 
        much, including their lives and health, to defend their country 
        against terrorists;
            (7) vows that it will continue to take whatever actions are 
        appropriate to defend the people of the United States and to 
        identify, intercept, and defeat terrorists, including providing 
        the United States Armed Forces, United States intelligence 
        agencies, and the United States diplomatic service with the 
        resources and support to effectively accomplish this mission; 
        and
            (8) calls on all Americans to renew their devotion to the 
        universal ideals that make the Nation great: freedom, 
        pluralism, equality, and the rule of law.
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