IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 722 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist 
attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 
Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. BOEHNER) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed 
Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Homeland Se-
curity, and Select Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the terrorist attacks launched against the United 
States on September 11, 2001. 
Whereas on the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists 
hijacked and destroyed four civilian aircraft, crashing two 
of them into the towers of the World Trade Center in 
New York City and a third into the Pentagon outside of 
Washington, DC; 
Whereas the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93 
fought heroically and sacrificed their own lives by crash-
ing the plane in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to prevent 
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terrorist hijackers from killing additional innocent Ameri-
cans; 
Whereas nearly 3,000 innocent men, women, and children 
were murdered in the attacks; 
Whereas eight years later, the United States of America con-
tinues to mourn the lives lost on September 11, 2001; 
Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and 
prosperity, the attacks were intended to assail the prin-
ciples and values of the American people and to intimi-
date the Nation and its allies; 
Whereas the United States remains steadfast in its deter-
mination to defeat, disrupt, and destroy terrorist organi-
zations and seeks to harness all elements of national 
power, including its military, economic, and diplomatic 
resources, to do so; 
Whereas Congress has passed, and the President has signed, 
numerous laws to protect the Nation, prevent terrorism 
at home and abroad, assist victims of terrorism, and sup-
port, in the field and upon return, the members of the 
Armed Forces who courageously defend the United 
States; 
Whereas the terrorist attacks that have occurred around the 
world since September 11, 2001, serve as reminders that 
the hateful inhumanity of terrorism poses a common 
threat to the free world and to democratic values; 
Whereas the United States has worked cooperatively with the 
nations of the free world to capture terrorists and bring 
them to justice; 
Whereas the United States remains committed to building 
strong and productive counterterrorism alliances; 
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Whereas immediately following September 11, 2001, the 
United States Armed Forces moved swiftly against al- 
Qaeda and the Taliban, which the President and Con-
gress had identified as enemies of America; 
Whereas in doing so, brave members of the Armed Forces 
left loved ones in order to defend the Nation; and 
Whereas many members of the Armed Forces remain abroad, 
defending the Nation from further terrorist attacks and 
continuing to battle al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, by the House of Representatives, That the 
House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes September 11 as both a day to 
mourn and remember those taken from their loved 
ones and fellow citizens, and a day for the people of 
the United States to recommit to the Nation and to 
each other; 
(2) once again extends its deepest sympathies 
to the friends, families, and loved ones of the inno-
cent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist at-
tacks; 
(3) honors the heroic service and sacrifices of 
first responders, law enforcement personnel, State 
and local officials, volunteers, and others who aided 
the victims and, in so doing, bravely risked and 
often sacrificed their own lives and health; 
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(4) expresses gratitude to the foreign leaders 
and citizens of all nations who continue to stand in 
solidarity with the United States against the inter-
national scourge of terrorism; 
(5) asserts, in the strongest possible terms, that 
the fight against terrorism is not a war on any na-
tion, any people, or any faith; 
(6) recognizes the heroic service of United 
States personnel, including members of the United 
States Armed Forces, United States intelligence 
agencies, and the United States diplomatic service, 
and their families, who have sacrificed much, includ-
ing their lives and health, to defend their country 
against terrorists; 
(7) vows that it will continue to take whatever 
actions are appropriate to defend the people of the 
United States and to identify, intercept, and defeat 
terrorists, including providing the United States 
Armed Forces, United States intelligence agencies, 
and the United States diplomatic service with the re-
sources and support to effectively accomplish this 
mission; and 
(8) calls on all Americans to renew their devo-
tion to the universal ideals that make the Nation 
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great: freedom, pluralism, equality, and the rule of 
law. 
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