IV 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1420 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist 

attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 

Mr. HOYER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Select Intelligence 

(Permanent Select), 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 the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United 

States on September 11, 2001. 

Whereas on the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists 

hijacked and destroyed four civilian aircraft, crashing two 

of them into the towers of the World Trade Center in 

New York City and a third into the Pentagon outside 

Washington, DC; 

Whereas the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93 

acted heroically to prevent the terrorist hijackers from 

taking additional American lives, by crashing the plane in 


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Shanksville, Pennsylvania and sacrificing their own lives 

instead; 

Whereas thousands of innocent men, women, and children 

were brutally murdered in the attacks of September 11, 

2001; 

Whereas 7 years later, the United States still mourns their 

loss and honors their memory; 

Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and 

prosperity, the attacks were intended to assail the principles and values of the American people, to intimidate 

the Nation and its allies, and to weaken the national resolve; 

Whereas the United States remains steadfast in its determination to defeat, disrupt, and destroy terrorist organizations and seeks to harness all elements of national 

power, including its military, economic, and diplomatic 

resources, to do so; 

Whereas Congress passed and the President signed numerous 

laws to assist victims of terrorism, protect our Nation, 

combat terrorism at home and abroad, and support, in 

the field and upon return, the members of the Armed 

Forces who courageously defend the United States; 

Whereas the terrorist attacks that have occurred around the 

world since September 11, 2001, remind us all of the 

hateful inhumanity of terrorism and the ongoing threat 

it poses to freedom, justice, and the rule of law; 

Whereas the United States has worked cooperatively with the 

nations of the free world to capture and punish terrorists 

and remains committed to building strong and effective 

counterterrorism alliances; 


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Whereas immediately following September 11, 2001, the 

United States Armed Forces moved swiftly against alQaeda and the Taliban, which the President and Congress had identified as enemies of the United States; 

Whereas in doing so, brave servicemen and women left loved 

ones in order to defend the Nation; and 

Whereas 7 years later, many servicemen and women remain 

abroad, defending the Nation from further terrorist attacks and continuing to battle al-Qaeda and the Taliban: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes September 11 as a day of solemn 

3 commemoration; 

4 (2) extends its deepest condolences again to the 

5 friends, families, and loved ones of the innocent vic6 tims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; 

7 (3) honors the heroic service, actions, and sac8 rifices of first responders, law enforcement per9 sonnel, State and local officials, volunteers, and oth10 ers who aided the innocent victims and, in so doing, 

11 bravely risked and often sacrificed their own lives; 

12 (4) expresses gratitude to the foreign leaders 

13 and citizens of all nations who have assisted and 

14 continue to stand in solidarity with the United 

15 States against terrorism in the aftermath of the at16 tacks; 


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1 (5) asserts in the strongest possible terms that 

2 the war on terrorists and terrorism is not a war on 

3 any nation, any people, or any faith; 

4 (6) recognizes the heroic service, actions, and 

5 sacrifices of United States personnel, including 

6 members of the United States Armed Forces, the 

7 United States intelligence agencies, the United 

8 States diplomatic service, and their families, who 

9 have sacrificed much, including their lives and 

10 health, in defense of their country against terrorists 

11 and their supporters; 

12 (7) vows that it will continue to take whatever 

13 actions are appropriate to identify, intercept, and 

14 defeat terrorists, including providing the United 

15 States Armed Forces, the United States intelligence 

16 agencies, and the United States diplomatic service 

17 with the resources and support to effectively and 

18 safely accomplish this mission; and 

19 (8) reaffirms that the American people will 

20 never forget the sacrifices made on and since Sep21 tember 11, 2001, and will defeat those who attacked 

22 our Nation through our shared determination, spirit, 

23 and embrace of democratic values. 

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