[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 17 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 17

 Recognizing and honoring Captain Chesley ``Sully'' Sullenberger III, 
  his co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles, the crewmembers of U.S. Airways Flight 
1549, and the first responders, ferry operators and tug boat drivers of 
    New York City, for their heroic and intuitive roles in the safe 
             emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2009

  Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, 
    Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Feingold) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing and honoring Captain Chesley ``Sully'' Sullenberger III, 
  his co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles, the crewmembers of U.S. Airways Flight 
1549, and the first responders, ferry operators and tug boat drivers of 
    New York City, for their heroic and intuitive roles in the safe 
             emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.

Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III is a native of Danville, California;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III has a bachelor of science degree from the 
        United States Air Force Academy, a master of science degree from Purdue 
        University, and a master of the arts degree from the University of 
        Northern Colorado;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III has been named a Visiting Scholar at the 
        University of California, Berkeley;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III bravely served his country as a United States 
        Air Force fighter pilot;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III has committed his career to aviation safety by 
        serving as an instructor, safety chairman, accident investigator, and 
        national technical committee member of the Air Line Pilots Association;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III has played an active role in numerous accident 
        investigations by the United States Air Force and the National 
        Transportation Safety Board;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III has played an important role in the development 
        and implementation of the Crew Resource Management course used at U.S. 
        Airways, and has educated hundreds of his colleagues in the course;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III is a veteran pilot who has flown for more than 
        40 years;
Whereas Jeffrey Skiles is a native of Oregon, Wisconsin;
Whereas Jeffrey Skiles has been flying planes since he was 15 years old;
Whereas Jeffrey Skiles has been an employee of U.S. Airways for 25 years;
Whereas, on January 15, 2009, Chesley Sullenberger III and his co-pilot Jeffrey 
        Skiles averted a devastating disaster by safely and masterfully landing 
        U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in New York, New York;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III did not deplane his aircraft until all 150 
        passengers and 4 other crewmembers were safely evacuated;
Whereas the crewmembers of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 and the first responders, 
        ferry operators, and tugboat drivers of New York City played critical 
        roles in ensuring that the passengers and crewmembers on the airplane 
        were expeditiously taken to safety, and that there were no fatalities in 
        the accident;
Whereas Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 
        crewmembers, and the first responders, ferry operators, and tugboat 
        drivers of New York City are true American heroes and are deserving of 
        the praise and gratitude of the Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and honors Chesley 
Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crewmembers and passengers of 
U.S. Airways Flight 1549, and the first responders, ferry operators, 
and tugboat drivers of New York City for their heroic efforts in the 
safe emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549, which saved 155 
lives.
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