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[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 371 Introduced in House (IH)]

107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 371

    Expressing the gratitude of the Congress for the service of the 
  District of Columbia Army National Guard and the Capitol Police in 
  protecting the Congress and increasing security around the Capitol 
                                complex.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2002

   Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
 Pickering, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Camp, Ms. 
   Norton, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
  Fletcher, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
 Isakson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
  Dingell, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. George 
Miller of California, Mr. Honda, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
 Weller, Mr. Frank, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Tiberi, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tom Davis of 
  Virginia, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of 
   Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Nussle, Ms. 
 Millender-McDonald, Mr. Shays, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
   Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watkins of Oklahoma, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
 Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
Thomas, Mr. Keller, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Walden, Ms. Hart, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
 Simpson, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Hayes, 
  Mr. Istook, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
Mica, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Goss, Mr. Linder, 
  Mr. Upton, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Kirk, Ms. 
 Eshoo, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, 
  Mr. Ramstad, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
 Cannon, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hostettler, 
Mr. Graham, Ms. Waters, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, 
 Mr. Weiner, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
   Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
   Condit, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
    Terry) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
    Expressing the gratitude of the Congress for the service of the 
  District of Columbia Army National Guard and the Capitol Police in 
  protecting the Congress and increasing security around the Capitol 
                                complex.

Whereas the District of Columbia Army National Guard has served alongside the 
        Capitol Police in Task Force Capitol Guardian providing perimeter 
        security, barricade support, and vehicle inspections 24 hours per day, 
        seven days per week, since November 15, 2001;
Whereas National Guard units involved in this task force included the 260th 
        Military Police Command, the 74th Troop Command, the 104th Maintenance 
        Company and Legal Support Office, the 260th Regional Training Institute, 
        the 121st Criminal Investigation Detachment, the 33rd Civil Support 
        Team, and the Headquarters District Area Regional Command;
Whereas these National Guard units will complete their service on April 10, 
        2002;
Whereas these National Guard units worked continuously through Thanksgiving, 
        Christmas, New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, 
        and Easter;
Whereas these National Guard units coordinated and completed training with the 
        Capitol Police and the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police 
        Department;
Whereas these National Guard units provided security for the President, his 
        staff, and the Congress during the State of the Union Address on January 
        29, 2002;
Whereas the contribution of these National Guard units in assisting the Capitol 
        Police has allowed Congress to continue to function with ease and 
        security;
Whereas the contribution of these National Guard units has allowed members of 
        the Capitol Police to spend more time with their families; and
Whereas the District of Columbia Army National Guard has fulfilled its slogan of 
        being ``always ready, always there'' in the months since the terrorist 
        attacks of September 11, 2001: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) expresses its deepest gratitude for the service of the 
        District of Columbia Army National Guard in protecting the 
        Congress and increasing security around the Capitol complex; 
        and
            (2) congratulates the District of Columbia Army National 
        Guard and Capitol Police on the fine work they have done to 
        increase security around the Capitol grounds since the 
        terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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