[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 380 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 380

    Condemning the July 22, 2011, attacks in the Kingdom of Norway.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2011

Mr. Paulsen (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
  Ms. McCollum, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Roskam, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
 Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Boswell, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Berg, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
 Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rooney, 
  Mr. Coble, Mr. Lance, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Noem, and Mr. Michaud) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Condemning the July 22, 2011, attacks in the Kingdom of Norway.

Whereas the Kingdom of Norway is renowned for its energetic commitment to the 
        cause of peace, reconciliation, and nonviolence;
Whereas the Kingdom of Norway and the United States, in times of war and peace, 
        have formed a strong and productive bond of friendship over many 
        generations;
Whereas the shared democratic and cultural values of the people of the Kingdom 
        of Norway and the United States create a vital link which has helped 
        bring meaning and prosperity to both;
Whereas the Kingdom of Norway and the United States have both experienced that 
        there are those willing to use acts of terror and violence to undermine 
        the causes of freedom and democracy;
Whereas the whole world stands in horror of the attacks of July 22, 2011, on 
        government buildings in Oslo and a youth camp on Utoya Island in which 
        dozens of innocent persons lost their lives;
Whereas the attacks are the antithesis of the Norwegian spirit of peacefulness, 
        neighborliness, and creative relationships; and
Whereas Norway places extraordinary value on its children and community 
        building, making the attacks at the youth camp all the more horrific: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the 
        terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya, Norway, on July 22, 2011;
            (2) cherishes the longstanding friendship and solidarity 
        between the Kingdom of Norway and the United States, built on 
        the shared values of peace, freedom, and democracy;
            (3) expresses its deepest condolences through its thoughts 
        and prayers to the families and friends of those individuals 
        who were killed or injured in the attacks;
            (4) reaffirms the United States joint mission with the 
        Kingdom of Norway to seek peace and reconciliation around the 
        world; and
            (5) states with the firmest conviction that the forces of 
        division, terror, and violence around the world will not 
        prevail because the friends of peace will always remain united.
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