•HRES 1610 IH 
American lives, by crashing the plane in Shanksville, 
Pennsylvania, and sacrificing their own lives instead; 
Whereas thousands of innocent men, women, and children 
were brutally murdered in the attacks of September 11, 
2001; 
Whereas nine years later, the United States continues to 
mourn the lives lost on September 11, 2001; 
Whereas by targeting symbols of American strength and 
prosperity, the attacks were intended to assail the prin-
ciples and values of the American people and to intimi-
date the Nation and its allies; 
Whereas the United States remains steadfast in its deter-
mination to defeat, disrupt, and destroy terrorist organi-
zations and seeks to harness all elements of national 
power, including its military, economic, and diplomatic 
resources, to do so; 
Whereas Congress has passed, and the President has signed, 
numerous laws to protect the Nation, prevent terrorism 
at home and abroad, assist victims of terrorism, and sup-
port, in the field and upon return, the members of the 
Armed Forces who courageously defend the United 
States; 
Whereas the terrorist attacks that have occurred around the 
world since September 11, 2001, serve as reminders that 
the hateful inhumanity of terrorism poses a common 
threat to the free world, to people everywhere, and to 
democratic values; 
Whereas the United States has worked cooperatively with the 
nations of the free world to capture terrorists and bring 
them to justice; 
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Whereas the United States remains committed to building 
strong and productive counterterrorism alliances; 
Whereas immediately following September 11, 2001, the 
Armed Forces moved swiftly against al-Qaeda and the 
Taliban, which the President and Congress had identified 
as enemies of the United States; 
Whereas in doing so, brave members of the Armed Forces 
left loved ones in order to defend the Nation and, in some 
cases, sustained serious injuries or made the ultimate 
sacrifice by giving their lives; and 
Whereas many members of the Armed Forces remain abroad, 
defending the Nation from further terrorist attacks and 
continuing to battle al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes September 11 as a day to mourn 
and remember those taken from their loved ones and 
fellow citizens, and as a day for the people of the 
United States to recommit to the Nation and to each 
other; 
(2) once again extends its deepest sympathies 
to the friends, families, and loved ones of the inno-
cent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist at-
tacks; 
(3) honors the heroic service and sacrifices of 
first responders, law enforcement personnel, State 
and local officials, volunteers, and others who aided 
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the victims and, in so doing, bravely risked and 
often sacrificed their own lives and health; 
(4) expresses gratitude to the foreign leaders 
and citizens of all nations who have assisted and 
continue to stand in solidarity with the United 
States against terrorism in the aftermath of the at-
tacks; 
(5) recognizes the heroic service of United 
States personnel, including members of the Armed 
Forces, intelligence agencies, the diplomatic service, 
the law enforcement and homeland security commu-
nities, and their families, who have sacrificed much, 
including their lives and health, to defend their 
country against terrorists; 
(6) vows that it will continue to defend the peo-
ple of the United States and to identify, intercept, 
and defeat terrorists, including providing the Armed 
Forces, intelligence agencies, the diplomatic service, 
and the law enforcement and homeland security 
communities with the resources and support nec-
essary to effectively accomplish this mission; and 
(7) reaffirms that the American people will 
never forget the sacrifices made on and since Sep-
tember 11, 2001. 
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