IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 243
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Public Safety Officer Medal
of Valor should be presented to the public safety officers who have
perished and select other public safety officers who deserve special rec-
ognition for outstanding valor above and beyond the call of duty in
the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September
11, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2001
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr.
ISRAEL, Mr. KING, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.
MEEKS of New York, Mr. NADLER, Mr. WEINER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
OWENS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. RANGEL,
Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. MCNULTY,
Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WALSH, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. REYNOLDS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. QUINN, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. MURTHA, Mr.
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. HOYER, Mr. HYDE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FROST,
Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
BALLENGER, 
Mr. 
BARRETT
of 
Wisconsin, 
Mr. 
BORSKI, 
Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. CLAYTON,
Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mrs. DAVIS of
California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. DOOLEY of California,
Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. FORD,
Mr. FRANK, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr.
HALL of Ohio, Mr. HILL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOEFFEL, Ms. HOOLEY of
Oregon, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr.
JOHN, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. KANJORSKI,
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KIND, Mr. KOLBE, Mr.
LANGEVIN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE,
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCINTYRE,
Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.
MATHESON, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MOORE, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. OBEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr.
RAHALL, Mr. REYES, Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. SAW-
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YER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
SKEEN, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TANNER, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.
THUNE, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TURNER, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr.
UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WU, Mr. WYNN, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mrs. BONO, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. GUTKNECHT,
Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. SAND-
ERS, Mr. STENHOLM, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. PETERSON
of Minnesota, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON
of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. FARR of California, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. DICKS, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BACA, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr.
LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. VITTER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. SABO,
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. DEMINT,
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BOYD, Ms. WATERS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. TAYLOR
of Mississippi, Mr. FILNER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. REHBERG,
Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. OSE, Mr. INS-
LEE, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. FERGUSON) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Public Safety
Officer Medal of Valor should be presented to the public
safety officers who have perished and select other public
safety officers who deserve special recognition for out-
standing valor above and beyond the call of duty in
the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United
States on September 11, 2001.
Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and de-
stroyed 4 civilian aircraft, crashing 2 of them into the
towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a
third into the Pentagon, and a fourth in rural southwest
Pennsylvania;
Whereas thousands of innocent Americans and many foreign
nationals were killed and injured as a result of these sur-
prise terrorist attacks, including the passengers and
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crews of the 4 aircraft, workers in the World Trade Cen-
ter and the Pentagon, firefighters, law enforcement offi-
cers, emergency assistance personnel, and bystanders;
Whereas hundreds of public safety officers were killed and in-
jured as a result of these terrorist attacks because they
immediately rushed to the aid of innocent civilians who
were imperiled when the terrorists first launched their at-
tacks, many of whom would perish when the twin towers
of the World Trade Center collapsed upon them;
Whereas thousands more public safety officers are risking
their own lives and long-term health in sifting through
the aftermath and rubble of these terrorist attacks to re-
cover the dead;
Whereas the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of
2001 (Public Law 107–12; 115 Stat. 20) authorizes the
President to award and present, in the name of Congress,
a Medal of Valor to public safety officers for extraor-
dinary valor above and beyond the call of duty;
Whereas the Attorney General of the United States has dis-
cretion to increase the number of recipients of the Medal
of Valor under that Act beyond that recommended by the
Medal of Valor Review Board in extraordinary cases in
any given year;
Whereas the terrorist attacks in the United States of Sep-
tember 11, 2001, and their aftermath constitute the sin-
gle most deadly assault on our American homeland in our
Nation’s history; and
Whereas those public safety officers who have perished and
those who lead the efforts to rescue innocent civilians
from the terrorist attacks, are the first casualties and
veterans of America’s new war against terrorism, which