IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 84 
Honoring the heroic actions of the pilot, crew, and rescuers of US Airways 
Flight 1549. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2009 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. TONKO, Mr. ARCURI, 
Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LEE of 
New York, Mr. WEINER, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 
CLARKE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. ROTH-
MAN of New Jersey, Mr. SIRES, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BRADY 
of Pennsylvania, and Mr. COSTELLO) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
JANUARY 26, 2009 
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; considered 
and agreed to 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the heroic actions of the pilot, crew, and rescuers 
of US Airways Flight 1549. 
Whereas US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia 
Airport in Queens, New York, on January 15, 2009, 
bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, and lost engine 
power shortly after takeoff; 
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Whereas Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III and First Offi-
cer Jeffrey B. Skiles recognized the need to land the 
plane quickly and sought out the Hudson River as the 
best option to avoid populated areas; 
Whereas Sullenberger and Skiles displayed quick thinking 
and skillful control of the aircraft, setting the plane down 
in a controlled landing in the water; 
Whereas flight attendants Sheila Dail, Doreen Welsh, and 
Donna Dent of Flight 1549 reacted swiftly to prepare 
passengers for impact in a minimal amount of time; 
Whereas local ferry boats, official police boats, and U.S. 
Coast Guard crafts were able to reach the airliner quickly 
and rescue the passengers and crew from the near-freez-
ing water; 
Whereas Dail, Welsh, and Dent evacuated all 150 passengers 
onto the awaiting U.S. Coast Guard, ferry boats, and of-
ficial police boats within minutes; 
Whereas even as the plane began sinking in the Hudson 
River, Sullenberger remained in the plane surveying the 
aisle twice to make sure all passengers had gotten out 
safely before he exited the aircraft; and 
Whereas due to the heroic efforts of the flight crew of Flight 
1549, and the rescue boats, all 155 passengers and crew 
survived, without serious injury: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) applauds the skill, quick thinking, and brav-
ery of Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III and First 
Officer Jeffrey B. Skiles; 
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(2) commends the quick response by the flight 
attendants Doreen Welsh, Donna Dent, and Sheila 
Dail of Flight 1549 to prepare passengers for im-
pact and rapid evacuation; and 
(3) praises the quick response from the boats, 
first responders, and private citizens that arrived at 
the scene to aid and rescue passengers. 
Æ 
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