[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 84 Agreed to House (ATH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 84

  Honoring the heroic actions of the pilot, crew, and rescuers of US 
                          Airways Flight 1549.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2009

  Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
McNerney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Higgins, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hall 
   of New York, Mr. Israel, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
McCarthy of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. 
 Maloney, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
   Bordallo, Mr. Petri, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Costello) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                  on Transportation and Infrastructure

                            January 26, 2009

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the heroic actions of the pilot, crew, and rescuers of US 
                          Airways Flight 1549.

Whereas US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New 
        York, on January 15, 2009, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, and lost 
        engine power shortly after takeoff;
Whereas Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III and First Officer Jeffrey B. Skiles 
        recognized the need to land the plane quickly and sought out the Hudson 
        River as the best option to avoid populated areas;
Whereas Sullenberger and Skiles displayed quick thinking and skillful control of 
        the aircraft, setting the plane down in a controlled landing in the 
        water;
Whereas flight attendants Sheila Dail, Doreen Welsh, and Donna Dent of Flight 
        1549 reacted swiftly to prepare passengers for impact in a minimal 
        amount of time;
Whereas local ferry boats, official police boats, and U.S. Coast Guard crafts 
        were able to reach the airliner quickly and rescue the passengers and 
        crew from the near-freezing water;
Whereas Dail, Welsh, and Dent evacuated all 150 passengers onto the awaiting 
        U.S. Coast Guard, ferry boats, and official police boats within minutes;
Whereas even as the plane began sinking in the Hudson River, Sullenberger 
        remained in the plane surveying the aisle twice to make sure all 
        passengers had gotten out safely before he exited the aircraft; and
Whereas due to the heroic efforts of the flight crew of Flight 1549, and the 
        rescue boats, all 155 passengers and crew survived, without serious 
        injury: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) applauds the skill, quick thinking, and bravery of 
        Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III and First Officer Jeffrey 
        B. Skiles;
            (2) commends the quick response by the flight attendants 
        Doreen Welsh, Donna Dent, and Sheila Dail of Flight 1549 to 
        prepare passengers for impact and rapid evacuation; and
            (3) praises the quick response from the boats, first 
        responders, and private citizens that arrived at the scene to 
        aid and rescue passengers.
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