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Whereas, in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, thou-
sands of recovery workers, including trades personnel, 
iron workers, equipment operators, and many others, 
joined with uniformed officers and military personnel to 
help search for and recover victims lost in the attacks; 
Whereas, in the days, weeks, and months following the at-
tacks, thousands of people in the United States and oth-
ers spontaneously volunteered to help support the rescue 
and recovery efforts, braving both physical and emotional 
hardship; 
Whereas many first responders, rescue and recovery workers, 
volunteers, and survivors of the attacks continue to suffer 
from serious medical illnesses and emotional distress re-
lated to the physical and mental trauma of the tragedy; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands of brave men and women 
continue to serve every day, having answered the call to 
duty as members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States, with some having given their lives or suffered in-
jury to defend our Nation’s security and prevent further 
terrorist attacks; 
Whereas the entire Nation witnessed and endured the tragedy 
of September 11, 2001, and, in the immediate aftermath 
of the attacks, became unified under a remarkable spirit 
of service and compassion that inspired the Nation; 
Whereas, in the years immediately following the attacks of 
September 11, 2001, the Bureau of Labor Statistics doc-
umented a marked increase in volunteerism among citi-
zens in the United States; 
Whereas, on March 31, 2009, Congress adopted the bipar-
tisan Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which, 
signed into law on April 21, 2009, by President Barack 
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Obama authorized, at the request of the 9/11 community, 
for the first time Federal recognition of September 11 as 
a ‘‘National Day of Service and Remembrance’’; and 
Whereas, since Congress and the President provided for Fed-
eral recognition of September 11 as a ‘‘National Day of 
Service and Remembrance’’, commonly referred to today 
as ‘‘9/11 Day’’, more than 30,000,000 people in the 
United States now observe the anniversary by engaging 
in a wide range of charitable service activities and private 
forms of prayer and remembrance: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) calls upon its Members and all people of the 
United States to annually observe a ‘‘National Day 
of Service and Remembrance’’, with appropriate and 
personal expressions of reflection, which can include 
performing good deeds, displaying the United States 
flag, attending memorial and remembrance services, 
and voluntarily engaging in community service or 
other charitable activities of their own choosing in 
honor of those who lost their lives or were injured 
in the attacks of September 11, 2001, and in tribute 
to those who rose to service to come to the aid of 
those in need, and in defense of our Nation; and 
(2) urges all people of the United States to con-
tinue to live their lives throughout the year with the 
same spirit of unity, service, and compassion that 
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was exhibited throughout the Nation following the 
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 
Æ 
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