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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 565 

Expressing the sense of the Senate upon the five-year anniversary of the 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 

Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. KYL, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, 

Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. 

BIDEN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. 

BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, Mr. BURR, Mr. BYRD, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. COBURN, Mr. 

COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. 

DODD, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JEFFORDS, 

Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERRY, Mr. KOHL, Ms. LANDRIEU, 

Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. LOTT, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, 

Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. 

PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. 

SANTORUM, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, 

Mr. SMITH, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. STEVENS, 

Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. TALENT, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. THUNE, Mr. VITTER, Mr. 

VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate upon the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States 

on September 11, 2001. 


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Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four civilian aircraft; crashed two of them into the towers of the 

World Trade Center in New York City; and crashed the 

third into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.; 

Whereas the fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, 

crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, near the town 

of Shanksville, after the passengers and crew of that 

flight struggled with the terrorist-hijackers to take back 

control of the plane, ultimately preventing the flight from 

reaching its likely destination in Washington, D.C.; 

Whereas the heroic actions of the rescue workers, volunteers, 

federal, state, and local officials who responded to the attacks with courage, determination, and skill is to be commended; 

Whereas thousands of innocent Americans, and civilians from 

many other countries, were killed and injured as a result 

of these attacks; 

Whereas Congress declared, in the aftermath of the attacks, 

September 12, 2001, to be a National Day of Unity and 

Mourning; and 

Whereas there has not been a terrorist attack on the United 

States homeland since the terrorist attacks five years 

ago; but al Qaeda has perpetrated terrorist attacks 

throughout the world against U.S. persons, facilities, and 

interests, as well as U.S. allies during that time: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commemorates the life of each individual 

3 who died as a result of the attacks of September 11, 

4 2001; 


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1 (2) extends its deepest condolences to the vic2 tims of these attacks, as well as to their families, 

3 friends, and loved ones; 

4 (3) once again condemns in the strongest pos5 sible terms the attacks, the terrorists who per6 petrated them, and their sponsors; 

7 (4) commits to support the necessary steps to 

8 interdict and defeat terrorists who plot to do harm 

9 to the American people; 

10 (5) recommits itself and the Nation to bringing 

11 to justice the perpetrators of the attacks, along with 

12 their sponsors; 

13 (6) honors and expresses its gratitude to mem14 bers of its Armed Forces, law enforcement per15 sonnel, first responders, members of the intelligence 

16 community, and others who have bravely and faith17 fully participated in the War on Terrorism since 

18 September 11, 2001; 

19 (7) declares September 11, 2006, to be a Na20 tional Day of Remembrance, in commemoration of 

21 the terrorist attacks against the United States on 

22 September 11, 2001; and 

23 (8) declares that when the Senate adjourns 

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1 spect to each individual who died as a result of the 

2 attacks of September 11, 2001. 

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