IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 126
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Earth Liberation Front 
and ecological terrorism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2003
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
CANNON, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. OTTER) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Earth 
Liberation Front and ecological terrorism.
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front and related organiza-
tions have perpetrated over one-thousand crimes against 
private and public property; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front has continually endan-
gered human lives by setting fire to private and public 
property; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front has stated that it will 
not hesitate to ‘‘take up the gun’’ to meet its objectives; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front has adopted terrorist 
tactics in place of peaceful means of political expression;
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Whereas the Earth Liberation Front actively promotes the 
use of violent methods to achieve political goals; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front undermines the physical 
security of American families and businesses; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility 
for an October 18, 1998 act of arson at a ski resort in 
Vail, Colorado that resulted in approximately $12 million 
in damages; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility 
for a December 31, 1999 act of arson at Michigan State 
University that resulted in approximately $400,000 in 
damages; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front celebrated and claimed 
responsibility for a March 24, 2002 arson attack on con-
struction equipment at Wintergreen Gorge in Erie, Penn-
sylvania which resulted in more than $500,000 in dam-
ages; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility 
for an act of arson against the United States Forest 
Service Northeast Research Station in Irvine, Pennsyl-
vania on August 11, 2002, resulting in $700,000 in dam-
ages; 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility 
for a November 26, 2002 act of arson against a private 
mink farm in Erie, Pennsylvania, resulting in at least 
$90,000 in damages; and 
Whereas the Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility 
for a January 1, 2003 act of arson against an automobile 
dealership in Girard, Pennsylvania, causing an estimated 
$97,000 in damage: Now, therefore, be it
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That (a) the Congress (1) condemns the 
Earth Liberation Front and its perpetration of actions 
that destroy private property and endanger human lives; 
(2) denounces the Earth Liberation Front’s press arm and 
its rhetorical support of action that endangers the lives 
of private property owners, government officials, law en-
forcement and firefighters; (3) deplores the Earth Libera-
tion Front and its destruction of at least $40 million in 
private property; and (4) condemns the Earth Liberation 
Front for its adoption of terrorist tactics. 
(b) It is the Sense of Congress that the Attorney Gen-
eral and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion should: (1) agressively seek to investigate and punish 
actions undertaken by the Earth Liberation Front and its 
supporters; (2) pursue the Earth Liberation Front as a 
terrorist organization; (3) work closely with state and local 
law enforcement to combat the Earth Liberation Front 
and its destruction of private property; and (4) continue 
to exhaust all resources in the fight against all forms of 
terrorism, foreign and domestic
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