IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 911 
Expressing sympathy for the people of India in the aftermath of the deadly 
terrorist attacks in Mumbai on July 11, 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2006 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing sympathy for the people of India in the aftermath 
of the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai on July 11, 2006. 
Whereas the Republic of India was founded in 1947 on the 
principles of democracy, the rule of law, and equality for 
all religions, ethnicities, and sects; 
Whereas India is the largest democracy in the world; 
Whereas since its establishment, India has been threatened 
by terrorists determined to undermine its principles; 
Whereas the Governments of the United States and India are 
entering a historic chapter in their bilateral relationship; 
Whereas the Government of India has been an ally of the 
Global War on Terror and offered immediate assistance 
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to the United States after the terrorist attacks of Sep-
tember 11, 2001; 
Whereas on July 18, 2005, the United States and India en-
tered into an agreement to declare their resolve to trans-
form the relationship between their countries and estab-
lish a global partnership; 
Whereas the 2005 agreement committed both the United 
States and India to the values of human freedom, democ-
racy, and the rule of law; 
Whereas the relationship between the United States and 
India will promote stability, democracy, prosperity, and 
peace throughout the world and enhance the ability of 
both countries to work together to provide global leader-
ship in areas of mutual concern and interest; 
Whereas on July 11, 2006, grenade attacks were made on ci-
vilians in Kashmir that killed at least eight people and 
injured forty more; 
Whereas shortly thereafter on that same day, eight coordi-
nated bombs exploded on commuter rail lines in Mumbai, 
India, that killed 200 people and injured hundreds more; 
Whereas eight explosions occurred within 30 minutes starting 
at 6 p.m., creating chaos and destruction in Mumbai, a 
city of 16 million people; 
Whereas 6.6 million people per day rely on the Mumbai com-
muter rail lines to take them to and from work; 
Whereas the coordinated terrorist attacks started at the 
height of rush hour to maximize the death toll; 
Whereas hundreds of innocent civilians were killed and hun-
dreds more injured as a result of the terrorist attacks; 
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Whereas the terrorists were determined to attack the finan-
cial capital of India to cause economic terror; and 
Whereas people of India quickly responded to the attack by 
turning out to donate blood, taking bed sheets to turn 
into stretchers, and offering assistance and comfort to 
the victims of the attack: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its deepest condolences to the peo-
ple of India and the victims and their families for 
the terrorist attacks that occurred in Mumbai on 
July 11, 2006; 
(2) condemns these heinous and unjustified at-
tacks on the people of Mumbai; 
(3) expresses the resolve of the United States to 
strengthen and support the newly-expanded relation-
ship with India, a friend and democratic ally of the 
United States; and 
(4) calls upon the international community to 
renew and strengthen efforts to— 
(A) combat the social injustice, oppression, 
poverty, and extremism that breeds terrorism; 
(B) defeat terrorists in all countries by de-
feating the ideology and the networks of terror-
ists that train and carry out attacks; and 
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(C) increase international cooperation to 
advance all human rights. 
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