IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 398 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees 
of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels 
of government, and the millions of law enforcement agents and emergency 
response providers nationwide should be commended for their dedicated 
service on the Nation’s front lines in the war against terrorism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, 
their partners at all levels of government, and the mil-
lions of law enforcement agents and emergency response 
providers nationwide should be commended for their 
dedicated service on the Nation’s front lines in the war 
against terrorism. 
Whereas it has been four years since the horrific terrorist at-
tacks against the United States and its people on Sep-
tember 11, 2001; 
Whereas terrorists around the world continue to plot and 
plan attacks against the United States and its interests
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and foreign allies, as evidenced by the recent terrorist at-
tacks in England and Egypt; 
Whereas acts of terrorism can exact a tragic human toll, re-
sulting in significant numbers of casualties and dis-
rupting hundreds of thousands of lives, causing serious 
damage to our Nation’s critical infrastructure, and in-
flicting billions of dollars of costs on both our public and 
private sectors; 
Whereas in response to the attacks of September 11th and 
the continuing grave threat of terrorism, the Congress es-
tablished the Department of Homeland Security in 
March 2003, bringing together 22 disparate Federal enti-
ties, enhancing their capabilities with major new divisions 
emphasizing terrorism-related information analysis, infra-
structure protection, and science and technology, and fo-
cusing their more than 180,000 employees on the critical 
mission of defending our Nation against acts of ter-
rorism; 
Whereas since its creation, the employees of the Department 
of Homeland Security have endeavored to carry out this 
mission with commendable dedication, working with other 
Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies and 
partners at all levels of government to help secure our 
Nation’s borders, airports, seaports, critical infrastruc-
ture, and communities against terrorist attack; 
Whereas our Nation’s firefighters, law enforcement officers, 
emergency medical personnel, and other first responders 
selflessly and repeatedly risk their lives to fulfill their 
new mission of helping to prevent, protect against, and 
prepare to respond to acts of terrorism;
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Whereas State, local, territorial, and tribal government offi-
cials, the private sector, and ordinary citizens across the 
country have been working in cooperation with the De-
partment of Homeland Security and other Federal Gov-
ernment agencies to enhance our ability to prevent, deter, 
protect against, and prepare to respond to acts of ter-
rorism; 
Whereas all Americans can assist in promoting our Nation’s 
overall terrorism preparedness by remaining vigilant, re-
porting suspicious activity to proper authorities, and pre-
paring themselves and their families for potential ter-
rorist attacks; and 
Whereas all Americans should take the opportunity during 
National Preparedness Month in September 2005 to take 
steps at home, work, and school to enhance their ability 
to assist in preventing, protecting against, and preparing 
to respond to acts of terrorism: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the public servants of the De-
partment of Homeland Security and other Federal 
agencies for their outstanding contributions to our 
Nation’s homeland security; 
(2) salutes the dedication of State, local, terri-
torial, and tribal government officials, the private 
sector, and citizens across the country for their ef-
forts to enhance the Nation’s ability to prevent, 
deter, protect against, and prepare to respond to po-
tential acts of terrorism;
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(3) expresses the Nation’s appreciation for the 
sacrifices and commitment of our law enforcement 
and emergency response personnel in preventing and 
preparing to respond to acts of terrorism; 
(4) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Preparedness Month as they relate to the threat of 
terrorism; and 
(5) urges the Federal Government, States, lo-
calities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, 
other entities, and the people of the United States 
to observe National Preparedness Month with appro-
priate events and activities that promote citizen and 
community preparedness to respond to terrorist at-
tacks. 
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