IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 670 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States 
should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in 
the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools so that people in 
the United States may never forget that fateful day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 
Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. 
LAWLER, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. LANGWORTHY, and Ms. 
TENNEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
all 50 States should include the events of the September 
11th terrorist attacks in the curriculum of elementary 
and secondary schools so that people in the United 
States may never forget that fateful day. 
Whereas September 11, 2001, was the deadliest terrorist at-
tack on American soil in United States history, claiming 
2,977 lives in the span of only a few short hours, and 
countless others due to injury and illness in the following 
decades; 
Whereas, on the morning of September 11, 2001, firefighters, 
emergency medical personnel, and police officers serving 
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in the five boroughs of New York City bravely rushed 
into the World Trade Center to rescue the thousands of 
civilians who had become injured and trapped, and at the 
same time, first responders in Washington, DC, Arling-
ton, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, rushed to 
the aid of military personnel and civilians who had been 
victimized as part of a coordinated terrorist effort to 
cripple the United States economy and defense network; 
Whereas, despite mounting losses, the first responders in 
New York, Washington, DC, Virginia, and Pennsylvania 
carried out the greatest rescue operation in the history 
of the United States, saving thousands that would have 
otherwise perished; 
Whereas the events of September 11, 2001, resulted in a 
shift in the United States national security posture, de-
manding an unwavering commitment to vigilance, 
proactivity, and caution that persists to the present day, 
and forever changing how we approach defending the 
homeland from threats foreign and domestic; 
Whereas the first generation of Americans born following 
September 11, 2001, are reaching adulthood, yet only 14 
States require youth to be educated on the events of that 
fateful day; 
Whereas failing to educate the next generation of Americans 
about the events of September 11, 2001, would be a dis-
service to the memories of the 2,977 innocent individuals 
who were murdered on that day, as well as the thousands 
of first responders and survivors who, in the 22 years 
since the attacks, have been diagnosed with, or have died 
as a result of, cancers and other illnesses related to their 
presence during the attacks; 
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Whereas it is imperative to educate the next generation of 
Americans about the events of September 11, 2001, so as 
to prepare future leaders, Members of Congress, 
servicemembers, homeland security professionals, and ev-
eryday Americans with valuable insights and context crit-
ical to preventing future attacks on the United States; 
and 
Whereas in memory of all those who perished during the Sep-
tember 11th terrorist attacks and those who continue to 
perish because of their rescue efforts on that day, we 
must uphold our commitment to honoring their sacrifice 
by ensuring that this fundamental part of the American 
story not be lost to future generations: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that all 50 States should include the study 
of the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in 
the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools so 
that people in the United States may never forget that 
fateful day. 
Æ 
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