Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of UPS Airlines flight 2976.

Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of UPS Airlines flight 2976.

Whereas, on November 4, 2025, UPS Airlines flight 2976 tragically crashed taking off from Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky;

Whereas this tragedy took the lives of all 3 souls on board, and those of 11 more members of the greater Louisville community;

Whereas the first responders of the Okolona Fire Protection District, Louisville Fire Department, Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Fire Rescue, Kentucky Air National Guard Fire & Emergency Services, Kentucky National Guard 41st Civil Support Team, Louisville Metro Police Department, Jefferson County Emergency Management, and more than 20 other fire departments and emergency response units from across the city and State acted swiftly and selflessly in responding to the crash and assisting in the aftermath;

Whereas Federal, State, and local officials have cooperated to respond to and investigate this disaster; and

Whereas those officials and everyday Louisvillians have come together to support and bring peace to those who have lost friends, neighbors, and loved ones: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) expresses heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of flight 2976;

(2) honors those who lost their lives in this tragedy, including Angela Anderson, Trinadette “Trina” Chavez, Tony Crain, Captain Dana Diamond, Louisnes Fedon, Kimberly Asa, Carlos Fernandez, John Loucks, John Spray, Jr., Matthew Sweets, First Officer Lee Truitt, Captain Richard Wartenberg, Megan Washburn, and Ella Petty Whorton;

(3) conveys its deepest sympathy to the people of Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and

(4) commends those heroic first responders and emergency personnel who ran into the fire.