[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 543 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 543

   Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Continental 
 Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 
                                 2009.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2012

  Ms. Hochul (for herself, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Reed) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                  on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Continental 
 Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 
                                 2009.

Whereas the people of New York and communities throughout the United States 
        experienced a terrible tragedy when Continental Connection Flight 3407 
        crashed in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009, claiming the 
        lives of everyone onboard and one person on the ground;
Whereas the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of 
        Continental Connection Flight 3407 have petitioned their government for 
        improved flight safety standards to prevent such a tragedy from 
        happening again, meeting with the President, the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of 
        the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Chairman of the National 
        Transportation Safety Board, as well as over 100 Members of Congress;
Whereas the tenacious advocacy of these families, friends, and loved ones 
        inspired Congress to work in a bipartisan manner and unanimously pass 
        historic flight safety reforms through Public Law 111-216, the Airline 
        Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, which was 
        signed into law on August 1, 2010;
Whereas the National Transportation Safety Board found that the performance of 
        the pilots of Continental Connection Flight 3407 was likely impaired 
        because of fatigue, and the Chairman of the National Transportation 
        Safety Board identified fatigue as a contributing factor in the crash of 
        this flight;
Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration has found fatigue to be one of the 
        most persistent hazards in commercial aviation, and fatigue has been at 
        the top of the National Transportation Safety Board's ``Most Wanted List 
        of Transportation Safety Improvements'' since its inception in 1990;
Whereas after much encouragement from the families, friends, and loved ones of 
        the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, the 
        Department of Transportation issued a long-awaited rule to prevent and 
        address fatigue among commercial passenger airline pilots on December 
        21, 2011; and
Whereas the week of February 5, 2012, marks the third anniversary of this 
        tragedy, and still the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims 
        of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 continue to advocate 
        for the timely and complete implementation of Public Law 111-216, 
        including provisions to improve crewmember training, safety management 
        systems, and pilot minimum qualifications: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors and remembers the victims of the crash of 
        Continental Connection Flight 3407;
            (2) honors and thanks the families, friends, and loved ones 
        of the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 
        3407 for their tireless efforts to improve flight safety for 
        all Americans;
            (3) solemnly marks the third anniversary of the crash of 
        Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New 
        York, on February 12, 2009; and
            (4) calls on the Federal Aviation Administration and 
        Department of Transportation to thoroughly and expeditiously 
        implement the will of Congress as expressed through pending 
        flight safety reforms required by Public Law 111-216, the 
        Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension 
        Act.
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