H. Res. 643 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 10, 2007. 

Whereas on the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists 

hijacked 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, D.C.; 

Whereas the heroic actions of the passengers and crew 

aboard United Flight 93, which ultimately led to the aircraft crashing into a rural field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, prevented the plane from being used as a weapon 

against America; 

Whereas nearly 3,000 innocent men, women, and children 

were murdered in these attacks; 

Whereas their tragic loss will never be forgotten by the people 

of the United States of America; 

Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and 

prosperity, the attacks were intended to assail the principles, values, and freedoms 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 dismantle terrorist organizations and seeks to harness all elements of national 
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power, including its military, economic, and diplomatic 

might, to do so; 

Whereas Congress passed, and the President signed, numerous laws to assist victims, combat terrorism, protect the 

Homeland, and support the members of the Armed 

Forces who defend American interests at home and 

abroad; 

Whereas terrorist attacks that have occurred since September 

11, 2001, in Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Spain, 

Turkey, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere, remind all 

people of the brutal intentions of the terrorists and the 

ever-present threat they pose to the principles of freedom, 

justice, and the rule of law; 

Whereas the United States has worked cooperatively with the 

nations of the free world to confront, disrupt, and punish 

terrorists at home and abroad, and remains committed to 

building strong and effective counterterrorism alliances; 

Whereas immediately following September 11, the United 

States Armed Forces moved swiftly against al-Qaeda and 

the Taliban regime, which the President and Congress 

had identified as enemies of America; 

Whereas in doing so, brave servicemen and women left family 

and friends in order to defend the Nation; and 

Whereas six years later, many servicemen and women remain 

abroad, defending the Nation from further terrorist attacks: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes September 11 as both a day to remember those taken from their families, loved ones, and 
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fellow citizens and a day for Americans to recommit to 

the Nation and to each other; 

(2) extends its deepest sympathies to the countless 

innocent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, their families, friends, and loved ones; 

(3) honors the heroic service, actions and sacrifices 

of first responders, law enforcement personnel, State and 

local officials, volunteers, and others who aided the innocent victims and, in so doing, bravely risked their own 

lives and health; 

(4) expresses thanks and gratitude to the foreign 

leaders and citizens of all nations who have assisted and 

continue to stand in solidarity with the United States 

against terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 

2001, terrorist attacks; 

(5) rejects, in the strongest possible terms, any effort to confuse the war on terrorism with a war on any 

people or any faith; 

(6) honors the heroic service, actions and the sacrifices of United States personnel, including members of 

the United States Armed Forces, United States intelligence agencies, and the United States diplomatic service, and their families who have sacrificed much, including their lives and health, in defense of their country 

against terrorists and their supporters; 
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(7) remains resolved in its commitment to defeating 

terrorists and their supporters who threaten the United 

States and to providing the United States Armed 

Forces, United States intelligence agencies, and the 

United States diplomatic service with the resources and 

support to do so effectively and safely; and 

(8) reaffirms that House of Representatives honors 

the memory of those who lost their lives as a result of 

the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and reaffirms 

its commitment to defend the people of the United 

States in the face of any and all future challenges. 

Attest: 

Clerk.