H. Res. 427
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
September 8, 2005.
Whereas on September 11, 2001, while Americans were at-
tending to their daily routines, terrorists hijacked four ci-
vilian aircraft, crashing two of them into the towers of 
the World Trade Center in New York City, and a third 
into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and a 
fourth was prevented from also being used as a weapon 
against America by brave passengers who placed their 
country above their own lives; 
Whereas four years later the country continues to, and shall 
forever, mourn the tragic loss of life at the hands of ter-
rorist attackers; 
Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and suc-
cess, these attacks clearly were intended to assail the 
principles, values, and freedoms of the United States and 
the American people, intimidate the Nation, and weaken 
the national resolve; 
Whereas four years after September 11, 2001, the United 
States is fighting a Global War on Terrorism to protect 
America and her friends and allies; 
Whereas recent deadly attacks in London, Madrid, and 
Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, remind all Americans that the
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forces of evil that attacked the Nation four years ago re-
main committed to terrorist attacks against free peoples; 
Whereas because of the skill and bravery of the members of 
the United States Armed Forces and due to the constant 
vigilance of our Nation’s first responders, the United 
States homeland has not been successfully attacked by 
terrorist forces during the four years since September 11, 
2001; and 
Whereas while the passage of four years has not softened the 
memory of the American people, resolved their grief, or 
restored lost loved ones, it has shown that Americans will 
not bow to terrorists: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) extends again its deepest sympathies to the 
thousands of innocent victims of the September 11, 
2001, terrorist attacks, their families, friends, and loved 
ones; 
(2) honors the heroic actions and the sacrifices of 
United States military and civilian personnel and their 
families who have sacrificed much, including their lives 
and health, in defense of their country in the Global War 
on Terrorism; 
(3) honors the heroic actions of first responders, 
law enforcement personnel, State and local officials, vol-
unteers, and others who aided the innocent victims and, 
in so doing, bravely risked their own lives and long-term 
health;
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(4) expresses thanks and gratitude to the foreign 
leaders and citizens of all nations who have assisted and 
continue to stand in solidarity with the United States 
against terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 
2001, terrorist attacks; 
(5) discourages, in the strongest possible terms, any 
effort to confuse the Global War on Terrorism with a 
war on any people or any faith; 
(6) reaffirms its commitment to the Global War on 
Terrorism and to providing the United States Armed 
Forces with the resources and support to wage it effec-
tively and safely; 
(7) vows that it will continue to take whatever ac-
tions necessary to identify, intercept, and disrupt terror-
ists and their activities; and 
(8) reaffirms that the American people will never 
forget the sacrifices made on September 11, 2001, and 
will never bow to terrorist demands. 
Attest:
Clerk.