IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 698 
Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other Americans 
impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. CORREA, Mr. THANEDAR, 
Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HERNA´NDEZ, Mr. GREEN of 
Texas, and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other 
Americans impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks, 
and for other purposes. 
Whereas, on September 11, 2001, the United States became 
a Nation transformed; 
Whereas, at 8:46 in the morning, American Airlines Flight 
11 was hijacked by al-Qaida terrorists and crashed into 
the North Tower of the World Trade Center; 
Whereas, at 9:03 in the morning, United Airlines Flight 175 
was hijacked by al-Qaida terrorists and crashed into the 
South Tower of the World Trade Center; 
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•HRES 698 IH 
Whereas, at 9:37 in the morning, American Airlines Flight 
77 was hijacked by al-Qaida terrorists and crashed into 
the Pentagon; 
Whereas, at 10:03 in the morning, United Airlines Flight 93 
was hijacked by al-Qaida terrorists, heroically diverted 
from aiming at the United States Capitol or the White 
House by the passengers with knowledge that America 
was under attack, and crashed into a field in Shanksville, 
Pennsylvania; 
Whereas the Twin Towers, where up to 50,000 people worked 
each day, collapsed and more than 2,600 people died; 
Whereas 125 people died in the Pentagon; 
Whereas 256 people died on the 4 hijacked planes; 
Whereas more than 400 of those who died were firefighters, 
police officers, paramedics, and military personnel who 
ran toward danger and assisted those in need; 
Whereas more than two decades after September 11, 2001, 
nearly 7,000 people have died from illnesses or cancers 
linked to their exposure at Ground Zero, and tens of 
thousands of individuals across the country still suffer 
from physical and mental health impacts; 
Whereas in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks 
on September 11, 2001, the United States vowed to 
never again allow a similar attack on United States soil; 
Whereas, on November 22, 2002, Congress passed the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, establishing the Department 
of Homeland Security, standing firm on the commitment 
to prevent future attacks against the United States; 
Whereas, on March 1, 2003, the Department of Homeland 
Security first opened its doors with the mission of reduc-
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•HRES 698 IH 
ing the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, 
minimizing the damage, and assisting in the recovery, 
from manmade and natural disasters that occur within 
the United States; 
Whereas the September 11, 2001, attacks were the last com-
plex foreign terrorist attacks on United States soil, which 
is a testament to the hard work of our homeland security, 
intelligence, law enforcement, and military personnel; 
Whereas Department of Homeland Security personnel with 
institutional knowledge and expertise on counterter-
rorism, transportation security, cybersecurity, border se-
curity, emergency preparedness, and privacy, civil lib-
erties, and civil rights have been terminated; 
Whereas the Final Report of the National Commission on 
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States concluded that 
one of the United States Government’s failures in the 
lead up to the attacks was one of intelligence – the 
United States failed to ‘‘connect the dots’’, between infor-
mation that could have helped thwart the terrorist at-
tacks; 
Whereas today, the intelligence community and its ele-
ments—including the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which was cre-
ated to fill the critical gaps identified in the aftermath 
of the September 11, 2001, attacks—are more important 
than ever; 
Whereas, in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks, 
Congress provided billions of dollars in preparedness 
grant funding to support first responders in communities 
that were targeted on September 11, 2001, and those 
that continue to be targets of terrorist attacks; 
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•HRES 698 IH 
Whereas today, delayed funding and politically driven condi-
tions on such funding, undermines the effectiveness of 
terrorism-prevention funding for targeted cities, like New 
York City and Washington, D.C., and put lives at risk; 
Whereas cities that have been consistently assessed to be top 
targets for terrorists since the September 11, 2001, at-
tacks have witnessed $134 million in cuts to terrorism- 
prevention funding; and 
Whereas all of these recent actions could again leave the Na-
tion vulnerable to threats: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the victims, survivors, and thou-
sands of other Americans impacted by the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, attacks; 
(2) recognizes the valiant efforts of public serv-
ants who have worked over the years, day in and day 
out, to maintain the security of the Nation; 
(3) opposes weakening of the United States 
counterterrorism and preparedness posture; and 
(4) urges the United States Government to 
honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001, by re-
membering the lessons learned that tragic day and 
upholding the Department of Homeland Security’s 
mission to safeguard the American people, our 
homeland, and our values. 
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