IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 37 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent 
terrorist attacks in Paris that resulted in the deaths of seventeen inno-
cent persons and offering condolences to those personally affected by 
this cowardly act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2015 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. ROYCE) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives con-
demning the recent terrorist attacks in Paris that re-
sulted in the deaths of seventeen innocent persons and 
offering condolences to those personally affected by this 
cowardly act. 
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; 
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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-
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-
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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 
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 in-
nocent lives; 
(2) extends its deepest sympathies to all those 
affected by this tragedy; 
(3) supports the efforts of the Government of 
France to ensure that all of those individuals who 
committed or supported these attacks are brought to 
justice; 
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(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 con-
tinuing efforts to combat terrorism and promote sta-
bility throughout the Middle East and West and 
North Africa; 
(6) appreciates France’s contributions to the 
multilateral effort to destroy the Islamic State of 
Iraq and the Levant; 
(7) recognizes the growing threat posed by rad-
ical Islamist terrorist groups worldwide and reaf-
firms the commitment of the United States to the 
multilateral, global fight against such violent extrem-
ists; 
(8) calls upon all nations to join a global effort 
to combat violent extremist ideologies and terrorist 
groups; and 
(9) remains committed to the defense of free 
expression, including religious freedom, as well as 
other universal values that terrorists seek to destroy 
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through a campaign of cowardly threats and rep-
rehensible violence. 
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