119 HRES 153 IH: Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-02-24
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IV
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 153
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 24, 2025
Mr. Estes (for himself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Mann, Mr. Schmidt, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Vindman, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Wittman, Mr. McGuire, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Ross, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Knott, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Adams, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. McCormick, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Jack, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Mr. Baird, Ms. McBride, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Begich, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Womack, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Huizenga, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Guest, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Babin, Mr. Amo, and Mr. Lawler) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
RESOLUTION
Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25, and for other purposes.
Whereas the people of Wichita, Kansas, and the people of the National Capital Region have experienced a terrible tragedy with the loss of 67 lives in the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and U.S. Army flight callsign “PAT 25” near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside of Washington, District of Columbia, on January 29, 2025;
Whereas many of the victims of the crash were residents of, or connected to, Wichita, Kansas, colloquially known as the “Air Capital of the World” for the city’s historic role in aviation; and
Whereas many Federal, State, and local officials have cooperated to respond to the emergency, investigate the accident, and provide assistance to families devastated by the loss of loved ones: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives—
(1)
expresses condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25;
(2)
honors those who lost their lives, including Franco Aparicio, Luciano Aparicio, Sarah Lee Best, Brielle Beyer, Justyna Beyer, Jonathan D. Boyd, Jonathan Jay Campos, James “Tommy” Thomas Clagett Jr., Chris Collins, Casey Laurance Crafton, Pete "PJ" Diaz, Kiah Duggins, Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Loyd Eaves, Danasia Brown Elder, James “Brian” Ellis, Ian Douglas Epstein, Lindsey Denae Fields, Jinna Han, Jin Han, Cory Haynos, Stephanie Haynos, Roger Haynos, Alexander “Alex” Gordon Huffman, Asra Hussain-Raza, Steve Johnson, Julia Kay, Sean Kay, Elizabeth Anne Keys, Alexandr “Sasha” Kirsanov, Spencer Lane, Christine Conrad Lane, Samuel “Sam” Walter Lilley, Alydia Steele Livingston, Everly Pearl Livingston, Donna Livingston, Peter Livingston, Captain Rebecca M. Lobach, Pergentino Noble Malabed Jr., Grace Maxwell, Charles Douglas McDaniel, Dustin Michael Miller, Melissa Jane Nicandri, Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O’Hara, Vikesh Patel, Jesse Jameson Pitcher, Robert “Rob” Alan Prewitt, Lori Ann Girard Schrock, Robert “Bob” Ryan Schrock, Wendy Jo Shaffer, Evgenia Shishkova, Vadim Naumov, Michael “Mikey” Bret Stovall, Olesya Taylor, Olivia Ter, Inna Volyanskaya, Angela Yang, Zheheng “Lily” Li, Edward Zhou, Yu Zhou, Kaiyan Mao, and 7 others.
(3)
expresses sympathies to the people of Wichita, the entire state of Kansas, the National Capital Region, the Nation, and the multiple countries who grieve for the victims; and
(4)
commends the heroic actions of the first responders, emergency services personnel, and all those who aided in the recovery efforts in freezing waters.