IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 340 
Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act 
of violence at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, 
Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of New York, 
Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
KILDEE, Ms. KILROY, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. LEE of New York, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MAFFEI, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. MASSA, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCHUGH, 
Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
PIERLUISI, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ROTHMAN 
of New Jersey, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 
WEINER, and Mr. WELCH) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends 
of the tragic act of violence at the American Civic Asso-
ciation in Binghamton, New York. 
Whereas on Friday April 3, 2009, the Nation experienced an 
appalling misfortune when a gunman entered the Amer-
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ican Civic Association in Binghamton, New York, and 
murdered 13 and wounded 4 innocent people; 
Whereas the shooting resulted in the tragic loss of Lan Ho, 
Parveen Nln Ali, Li Guo, Dolores Yigal, Hong Xiu Mao, 
Marc Henry Bernard, Maria Sonia Bernard, Maria 
Zobniw, Jiang Ling, Hai Hong Zhong, Roberta King, 
Layla Khalil, and Almir O. Alves; 
Whereas the attacker wounded Long Huyng, Shirley 
DeLucia, Sumi Lee, and Liqiao Chen; 
Whereas this act of violence created numerous secondary vic-
tims, including over 40 people who were in the building 
at the time, as well as friends and family of the deceased 
who are struggling to cope with the impact of this tragic 
act; 
Whereas many of the victims of this assault were residents 
of Binghamton, New York, in Broome County, New 
York, a close-knit, diverse community with a long history 
of welcoming people from all backgrounds, nationalities, 
and religions, as well as immigrants and visitors from 
abroad; 
Whereas the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New 
York, has proudly served the community since 1935, as-
sisting immigrants and refugees with counseling, resettle-
ment, citizenship, family reunification, language skills, 
and other critical services that have played a vital role in 
the effort to secure the dreams of immigrants seeking 
legal citizenship; 
Whereas the law enforcement agencies led by the City of 
Binghamton Police Department, with support from the 
Broome County Sheriff’s Department, the New York 
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State Police, and neighboring municipalities responded 
quickly, professionally, and heroically to the crime scene; 
Whereas swift action by emergency medical responders ad-
dressed the needs of the wounded and quickly trans-
ported them to hospitals; 
Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and oth-
ers provided swift and invaluable cooperation and re-
sources to assist local efforts and provide additional serv-
ices to help the community cope with this tragedy; 
Whereas the United States State Department quickly offered, 
and is now providing, assistance with processing visas to 
expedite the travel of victims’ family; and 
Whereas, although the effects of this shooting will be felt for 
years to come, the Binghamton community will overcome 
this tragedy and re-emerge stronger than before and with 
renewed sense of unity, cooperation, and understanding: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the 
families and friends of the victims of the April 3, 
2009, shooting in Binghamton, New York; 
(2) conveys its gratitude to the city, county, 
State, and Federal officials and agencies whose 
quick and comprehensive response helped save lives 
and start the long healing process; and 
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(3) honors the American Civic Association for 
the services it provides to assist people from across 
the world who seek the American dream. 
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