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Whereas this cowardly act of domestic terrorism directly af-
fected thousands of families and horrified millions of peo-
ple across the State of Oklahoma and the United States; 
Whereas the people of Oklahoma and the United States re-
sponded to this tragedy through the remarkable efforts of 
local, State, and Federal law enforcement personnel, fire-
fighters, search and rescue teams, public and private 
medical personnel, other emergency services personnel, 
and thousands of volunteers from the community who 
saved lives, assisted the injured and wounded, comforted 
the bereaved, and provided meals and support to those 
who came to Oklahoma City to offer assistance; 
Whereas this courageous response set what has come to be 
known as the ‘‘Oklahoma Standard’’, which was later 
emulated by many Americans following the terrorist at-
tacks of September 11, 2001; 
Whereas, following the 1995 attack, the people of Oklahoma 
and the United States pledged to build and maintain a 
permanent national memorial to remember those who 
were killed, those who survived, and those changed for-
ever; 
Whereas this pledge was fulfilled by establishing the Okla-
homa City National Memorial, which draws hundreds of 
thousands of visitors from around the world every year 
to the site of the attack; 
Whereas the Oklahoma City National Memorial brings com-
fort, strength, peace, hope, and serenity to the many visi-
tors who come to the Memorial and its museum each year 
to remember and to learn; 
Whereas the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention 
of Terrorism, a partner of the Oklahoma City National 
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Memorial, was established to educate the Nation’s emer-
gency responders about preventing and mitigating the ef-
fects of terrorist attacks; 
Whereas the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building has been re-
placed with a new, safe, secure, and functional Federal 
building in downtown Oklahoma City that houses many 
of the offices once housed in the Murrah Building, send-
ing a message that the people and Government of the 
United States will not be cowed by terrorists; 
Whereas the 15th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the 
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is April 19, 2010; 
and 
Whereas the week of April 19, 2010, should be designated as 
the National Week of Hope: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) joins with the people of the United States 
in sending best wishes and prayers to the families, 
friends, and neighbors of the 168 people killed in the 
terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal 
Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 
(2) sends its best wishes and thoughts to those 
injured in the bombing and expresses gratitude for 
their recovery; 
(3) thanks the thousands of first responders, 
rescue workers, medical personnel, and volunteers 
from the community and across the Nation who an-
swered the call for help on the morning of the attack 
and in the days and weeks thereafter; 
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(4) pledges to work with the people of the 
United States to promote the goals and mission of 
the Oklahoma City National Memorial; 
(5) supports the inscription on the wall of the 
Memorial, which reads: ‘‘We come here to remember 
those who were killed, those who survived, and those 
changed forever. May all who leave here know the 
impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, 
strength, peace, hope, and serenity.’’; 
(6) congratulates the people of Oklahoma City 
for making tremendous progress in recovering from 
the attack over the past 15 years and demonstrating 
their steadfast commitment to the ability of hope to 
triumph over violence; 
(7) applauds the people of Oklahoma City as 
they continue to persevere and to stand as a beacon 
to the rest of the Nation and the world, attesting to 
the strength of goodness in overcoming evil wherever 
it arises; 
(8) supports the goals and ideals of the Na-
tional Week of Hope; and 
(9) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Founda-
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tion as an expression of appreciation for the work of 
the Foundation. 
Æ 
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