[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 84 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 84

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      January 26, 2009.
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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.