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# Legislative Bulletin..............................................September 13, 2006

**Contents:**

> **H.Res. 994**---Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
> on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the
> United States on September 11, 2001

**H.Res. 994**---**Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the
United States on September 11, 2001 (King, R-NY)**

**[Order of Business]{.underline}**: The resolution is scheduled to be
considered on Wednesday, September 13^th^, subject to a closed rule
(H.Res. 996) providing 4 hours of debate (equally divided between the
majority and the minority) and one motion to recommit *without*
instructions.

**[Summary]{.underline}**: H.Res. 994 would resolve that the House:

-   "continues to recognize September 11 as a day to remember and mourn
    those who lost their lives that fateful day;

-   "encourages Americans to make September 11 a day of national
    service;

-   "extends its deepest sympathies to the spouses, children, mothers,
    fathers, and other loved ones of the victims of September 11, 2001;

-   "honors the heroic actions of first responders, law enforcement
    personnel, State and local officials, volunteers, and others who
    aided the innocent victims and bravely risked their own lives and
    health following the September 11, 2001 attacks;

-   "extends its deepest gratitude to military, intelligence and law
    enforcement personnel serving both at home and abroad in the global
    war on terrorism and for the sacrifices of their families and loved
    ones;

-   "expresses its gratitude to all foreign nations and their citizens
    who have assisted and continue to assist the United States in the
    global war on terrorism;

-   "vows that it will remain vigilant in efforts to provide the Federal
    Government with all the tools necessary to fight and win the global
    war on terrorism; and

-   "reaffirms that the American people will never forget the tragedy of
    September 11, 2001, and the loss of innocent lives that day, will
    continue to fight the war on terrorism in their memory, and will
    never succumb to the cause of the terrorists."

The resolution also notes that: "the Nation is safer than it was on
September 11, 2001."

**[Additional Background]{.underline}**: On September 11, 2001,
international terrorists, who had been living and training in the United
States, hijacked four large commercial airplanes after killing some
people on board the flights. They flew one plane into the North Tower of
New York's World Trade Center, a second plane into the South Tower of
the Trade Center, and a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.
The fourth plane, reportedly on its way to the Capitol in Washington,
DC, crashed in Shanksville, PA, during a passenger revolt against the
hijackers. A total of 2,973 people were killed in the attacks, and
thousands of others were injured.

For more details on the September 11^th^ attacks, its victims, and
related details, click on this website for a variety of links to all
kinds of information: <http://911digitalarchive.org/911faqs.html>.

**[Committee Action]{.underline}**: The resolution was referred to the
following seven committees on September 12, 2006:

1.  International Relations

2.  Armed Services

3.  Homeland Security

4.  Government Reform

5.  Transportation and Infrastructure

6.  Judiciary

7.  Intelligence

No committee took any official action on the resolution before it came
to the floor.

**[Cost to Taxpayers]{.underline}**: The resolution would authorize no
expenditure.

**[Does the Bill Expand the Size and Scope of the Federal
Government?]{.underline}**: No.

**[Does the Bill Contain Any New State-Government, Local-Government, or
Private-Sector Mandates?]{.underline}**: No.

**[RSC Staff Contact]{.underline}**: Paul S. Teller,
<paul.teller@mail.house.gov>, (202) 226-9718