IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 722 

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 8, 2009 

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 United Flight 93 

fought heroically and sacrificed their own lives by crashing the plane in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to prevent 


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terrorist hijackers from killing additional innocent Americans; 

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

were murdered in the attacks; 

Whereas eight years later, the United States of America 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 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; 

Whereas the United States remains committed to building 

strong and productive 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 America; 

Whereas in doing so, brave members of the Armed Forces 

left loved ones in order to defend the Nation; 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, by the House of Representatives, That the 

2 House of Representatives— 

3 (1) recognizes September 11 as both a day to 

4 mourn and remember those taken from their loved 

5 ones and fellow citizens, and a day for the people of 

6 the United States to recommit to the Nation and to 

7 each other; 

8 (2) once again extends its deepest sympathies 

9 to the friends, families, and loved ones of the inno10 cent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist at11 tacks; 

12 (3) honors the heroic service and sacrifices of 

13 first responders, law enforcement personnel, State 

14 and local officials, volunteers, and others who aided 

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

16 often sacrificed their own lives and health; 


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1 (4) expresses gratitude to the foreign leaders 

2 and citizens of all nations who continue to stand in 

3 solidarity with the United States against the inter4 national scourge of terrorism; 

5 (5) asserts, in the strongest possible terms, that 

6 the fight against terrorism is not a war on any na7 tion, any people, or any faith; 

8 (6) recognizes the heroic service of United 

9 States personnel, including members of the United 

10 States Armed Forces, United States intelligence 

11 agencies, and the United States diplomatic service, 

12 and their families, who have sacrificed much, includ13 ing their lives and health, to defend their country 

14 against terrorists; 

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

16 actions are appropriate to defend the people of the 

17 United States and to identify, intercept, and defeat 

18 terrorists, including providing the United States 

19 Armed Forces, United States intelligence agencies, 

20 and the United States diplomatic service with the re21 sources and support to effectively accomplish this 

22 mission; and 

23 (8) calls on all Americans to renew their devo24 tion to the universal ideals that make the Nation 


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1 great: freedom, pluralism, equality, and the rule of 

2 law. 

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