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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 184 

Recognizing a National Week of Hope in commemoration of the 10-year 

anniversary of the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 5, 2005 

Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. SULLIVAN, 

and Mr. BOREN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing a National Week of Hope in commemoration 

of the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing in 

Oklahoma City. 

Whereas on April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. central daylight 

time in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, America was attacked 

in one of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil, 

killing 168 and injuring more than 850 Americans; 

Whereas this dastardly act of domestic terrorism affected 

thousands of families and horrified millions of people 

across the State of Oklahoma and the United States; 

Whereas the people of Oklahoma and the United States responded to this tragedy through the remarkable efforts of 

local, State, and Federal law enforcement, fire, and emergency services, search and rescue teams from across the 
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United States, public and private medical personnel, and 

thousands of volunteers from the community who saved 

lives, assisted the injured, comforted the bereaved, and 

provided meals and support to those who came to Oklahoma City to help those endangered or otherwise affected 

by this terrorist act; 

Whereas the people of Oklahoma and the United States 

pledged themselves to create, build, and maintain a permanent national memorial to remember those who were 

killed, those who survived, and those changed forever; 

Whereas the Oklahoma City National Memorial draws hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world 

every year to the site of this tragic event in American 

history; 

Whereas the Oklahoma City National Memorial brings comfort, strength, peace, hope, and serenity to the many visitors who come to the memorial and museum each year 

to remember and to learn about this tragic event; 

Whereas the 10th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the 

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, 

Oklahoma, is on April 19, 2005; and 

Whereas the Oklahoma City National Memorial will commemorate the anniversary of the terrorist bombing by 

recognizing the week of April 17–24, 2005, as the National Week of Hope, which will include a day of faith, 

a day of understanding, a day of remembrance, a day of 

sharing, a day of tolerance, a day of caring, and a day 

of inspiration, and the annual Oklahoma City Memorial 

Marathon, A Run to Remember: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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1 (1) joins with all Americans to send best wishes 

2 and prayers to the families, friends, and neighbors 

3 of the 168 people killed in the terrorist bombing of 

4 the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building; 

5 (2) thanks the thousands of first responders, 

6 rescue workers, medical personnel, and volunteers 

7 from the Oklahoma City community and from com8 munities around the Nation who answered the call 

9 for help that April morning and in the days and 

10 weeks that followed; 

11 (3) sends best wishes and thoughts to those in12 jured in the bombing, and expresses gratitude for 

13 their recovery; 

14 (4) resolves to stand with all Americans to pro15 mote the goals and mission established by the Okla16 homa City National Memorial as stated in the fol17 lowing mission statement of the memorial: ‘‘We 

18 come here to remember those who were killed, those 

19 who survived, and those changed forever. May all 

20 who leave here know the impact of violence. May 

21 this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope, 

22 and serenity.’’; 

23 (5) encourages Americans to observe a National 

24 Week of Hope— 
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1 (A) to commemorate the 10th anniversary 

2 of the Oklahoma City bombing; and 

3 (B) to allow each American to participate 

4 in an event each day of that week to teach a 

5 lesson that— 

6 (i) hope can exist in the midst of po7 litical violence; 

8 (ii) good endures in the world even 

9 among those who commit bad acts; and 

10 (iii) there is a way to resolve dif11 ferences other than by resorting to ter12 rorism or violence; 

13 (6) congratulates the people of Oklahoma City 

14 for making tremendous progress over the past dec15 ade and for demonstrating their steadfast commit16 ment to such lessons; and 

17 (7) applauds the people of Oklahoma City as 

18 they continue to persevere and to stand as a beacon 

19 to the rest of the Nation and the world attesting to 

20 the strength of goodness in overcoming evil wherever 

21 it arises. 

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