IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1610 

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 14, 2010 

Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. BOEHNER) 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, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, 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 of 

Washington, DC; 

Whereas the passengers and crew aboard the fourth civilian 

aircraft, United Airlines Flight 93, acted heroically to 

prevent the terrorist hijackers from taking additional 


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American lives, by crashing the plane in 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 nine years later, the United States continues to 

mourn the lives lost on September 11, 2001; 

Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and 

prosperity, the attacks were intended to assail the principles and values of the American people and to intimidate the Nation and its allies; 

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 has passed, and the President has signed, 

numerous laws to protect the Nation, prevent terrorism 

at home and abroad, assist victims of terrorism, 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, serve as reminders that 

the hateful inhumanity of terrorism poses a common 

threat to the free world, to people everywhere, and to 

democratic values; 

Whereas the United States has worked cooperatively with the 

nations of the free world to capture terrorists and bring 

them to justice; 


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Whereas the United States remains committed to building 

strong and productive counterterrorism alliances; 

Whereas immediately following September 11, 2001, the 

Armed Forces moved swiftly against al-Qaeda and the 

Taliban, which the President and Congress had identified 

as enemies of the United States; 

Whereas in doing so, brave members of the Armed Forces 

left loved ones in order to defend the Nation and, in some 

cases, sustained serious injuries or made the ultimate 

sacrifice by giving their lives; and 

Whereas many members of the Armed Forces 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 to mourn 

3 and remember those taken from their loved ones and 

4 fellow citizens, and as a day for the people of the 

5 United States to recommit to the Nation and to each 

6 other; 

7 (2) once again extends its deepest sympathies 

8 to the friends, families, and loved ones of the inno9 cent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist at10 tacks; 

11 (3) honors the heroic service and sacrifices of 

12 first responders, law enforcement personnel, State 

13 and local officials, volunteers, and others who aided 


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1 the victims and, in so doing, bravely risked and 

2 often sacrificed their own lives and health; 

3 (4) expresses gratitude to the foreign leaders 

4 and citizens of all nations who have assisted and 

5 continue to stand in solidarity with the United 

6 States against terrorism in the aftermath of the at7 tacks; 

8 (5) recognizes the heroic service of United 

9 States personnel, including members of the Armed 

10 Forces, intelligence agencies, the diplomatic service, 

11 the law enforcement and homeland security commu12 nities, and their families, who have sacrificed much, 

13 including their lives and health, to defend their 

14 country against terrorists; 

15 (6) vows that it will continue to defend the peo16 ple of the United States and to identify, intercept, 

17 and defeat terrorists, including providing the Armed 

18 Forces, intelligence agencies, the diplomatic service, 

19 and the law enforcement and homeland security 

20 communities with the resources and support nec21 essary to effectively accomplish this mission; and 

22 (7) reaffirms that the American people will 

23 never forget the sacrifices made on and since Sep24 tember 11, 2001. 

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