IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 543 
Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Continental Connection 
Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2012 
Ms. HOCHUL (for herself, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. REED) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Conti-
nental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New 
York, on February 12, 2009. 
Whereas the people of New York and communities through-
out the United States experienced a terrible tragedy when 
Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed in Clarence 
Center, New York, on February 12, 2009, claiming the 
lives of everyone onboard and one person on the ground; 
Whereas the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims 
of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 have 
petitioned their government for improved flight safety 
standards to prevent such a tragedy from happening 
again, meeting with the President, the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the Secretary of Transpor-
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tation, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, and the Chairman of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, as well as over 100 Members of 
Congress; 
Whereas the tenacious advocacy of these families, friends, 
and loved ones inspired Congress to work in a bipartisan 
manner and unanimously pass historic flight safety re-
forms through Public Law 111–216, the Airline Safety 
and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, 
which was signed into law on August 1, 2010; 
Whereas the National Transportation Safety Board found 
that the performance of the pilots of Continental Connec-
tion Flight 3407 was likely impaired because of fatigue, 
and the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety 
Board identified fatigue as a contributing factor in the 
crash of this flight; 
Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration has found fa-
tigue to be one of the most persistent hazards in commer-
cial aviation, and fatigue has been at the top of the Na-
tional Transportation Safety Board’s ‘‘Most Wanted List 
of Transportation Safety Improvements’’ since its incep-
tion in 1990; 
Whereas after much encouragement from the families, 
friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of Con-
tinental Connection Flight 3407, the Department of 
Transportation issued a long-awaited rule to prevent and 
address fatigue among commercial passenger airline pi-
lots on December 21, 2011; and 
Whereas the week of February 5, 2012, marks the third an-
niversary of this tragedy, and still the families, friends, 
and loved ones of the victims of the crash of Continental 
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Connection Flight 3407 continue to advocate for the 
timely and complete implementation of Public Law 111– 
216, including provisions to improve crewmember train-
ing, safety management systems, and pilot minimum 
qualifications: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors and remembers the victims of the 
crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407; 
(2) honors and thanks the families, friends, and 
loved ones of the victims of the crash of Continental 
Connection Flight 3407 for their tireless efforts to 
improve flight safety for all Americans; 
(3) solemnly marks the third anniversary of the 
crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in 
Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009; 
and 
(4) calls on the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion and Department of Transportation to thor-
oughly and expeditiously implement the will of Con-
gress as expressed through pending flight safety re-
forms required by Public Law 111–216, the Airline 
Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Exten-
sion Act. 
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