H. Res. 37 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 20, 2015. 
Whereas, on January 7, 2015, armed radical Islamist terror-
ists stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie 
Hebdo and slaughtered twelve people, including editorial 
staff of the paper, a visitor, a security guard, a mainte-
nance worker, and a Muslim police officer; 
Whereas terrorists Cherif and Said Kouachi, who carried out 
the attack, were located and killed by police two days 
later and their hostages rescued; 
Whereas Amedy Coulibaly killed a female police officer on 
January 8, 2015, and intentionally targeted a kosher su-
permarket, taking multiple hostages and murdering four 
Jewish men on January 9, 2015, before French police 
raided the store, killed Coulibaly, and rescued the sur-
viving hostages; 
Whereas Amedy Coulibaly stated that he had worked in co-
ordination with Said and Cherif Kouachi and called them 
‘‘brothers from our team’’; 
Whereas Hayat Boumeddiene, a fourth suspect connected 
with the attack and the common-law wife of Amedy 
Coulibaly, remains at large; 
Whereas the Kouachi brothers are believed to have traveled 
to Yemen in 2011 where they are reported to have re-
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ceived weapons training and met with Anwar al-Awlaki, 
a senior member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula; 
Whereas al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit 
for the Charlie Hebdo attack; 
Whereas Amedy Coulibaly claimed to be a member of the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria; 
Whereas radical Islamist terrorist groups, including the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and the Levant, al-Qaeda and its af-
filiates worldwide, the Taliban and Haqqani network in 
Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ansar al-Sharia in Libya, 
Boko Haram in Nigeria, al-Shabaab in Somalia, 
Hizballah in Lebanon and Syria, Hamas in Gaza, and 
others, pose a growing threat to international peace and 
stability; 
Whereas these terrorist attacks represent an assault on fun-
damental principles essential to a democratic society, in-
cluding the universal right to free expression and freedom 
of religion; 
Whereas the increase in anti-Semitic attacks in France and 
throughout Europe remains of great concern; 
Whereas the United States and France share a longstanding 
cultural, political, and economic relationship that has 
greatly benefitted both nations; 
Whereas since the founding of our Nation, France has been 
an ally of the United States, and French soldiers have 
fought side-by-side with American soldiers throughout 
history, including during two World Wars; 
Whereas security cooperation between the United States and 
France plays an essential role in combating violent extre-
mism in West and North Africa, the Middle East and 
around the world; and
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Whereas the United States is committed to supporting its 
oldest ally France in this difficult time: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the recent terrorist attacks in Paris 
that resulted in the tragic loss of seventeen innocent 
lives; 
(2) extends its deepest sympathies to all those af-
fected by this tragedy; 
(3) supports the efforts of the Government of 
France to ensure that all of those individuals who com-
mitted or supported these attacks are brought to justice; 
(4) remains concerned regarding the flow of foreign 
fighters to and from the Middle East and West and 
North Africa and the threat posed by these individuals 
upon their return to their local communities; 
(5) appreciates and supports France’s continuing 
efforts to combat terrorism and promote stability 
throughout the Middle East and West and North Africa; 
(6) appreciates France’s contributions to the multi-
lateral effort to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant; 
(7) recognizes the growing threat posed by radical 
Islamist terrorist groups worldwide and reaffirms the 
commitment of the United States to the multilateral, 
global fight against such violent extremists;