Title: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This resolution calls on all Americans to observe the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and honor those who lost their lives.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 631 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 631

              Commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2021

   Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
 Garbarino, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Katko, Mr. 
 Jeffries, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Delgado, Ms. Meng, 
   Ms. Tenney, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
Morelle, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Zeldin, 
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Jones, Miss Rice of New York, 
  Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mrs. 
    Bice of Oklahoma, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Ryan, Mr. 
   Fitzpatrick, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Grothman, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Baird, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Costa, 
  Mrs. Demings, Mr. Himes, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Carson, Ms. 
   Kelly of Illinois, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
 McNerney, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Bass, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
    Cuellar, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. 
   Connolly, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Dean, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
    Payne, Ms. Speier, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Guest, Mr. Allred, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
 Schneider, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
   Crawford, Mr. Correa, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. 
 Spanberger, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Crow, and Mrs. Fletcher) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
    and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
   Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Veterans' 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
              Commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Whereas 20 years ago, on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, as Americans went about 
        their daily lives, terrorists hijacked 4 civilian aircraft and 
        deliberately flew the aircraft into the North Tower of the World Trade 
        Center, the South Tower of the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon;
Whereas terrorists hijacked a 4th civilian aircraft, which was intended for a 
        target in the District of Columbia, but which crashed into a field in 
        Shanksville, Pennsylvania;
Whereas thousands of on-duty and off-duty firefighters, police officers, 
        emergency medical technicians, and other responders from around the 
        country rushed to the scenes and took heroic action to save lives at the 
        World Trade Center and the Pentagon;
Whereas office workers, military personnel, residents, and students showed 
        incredible courage and support for their fellow Americans in helping 
        each other escape the attack and flee to safety, often at the expense of 
        their own lives;
Whereas the September 11, 2001, attack was the deadliest terrorist attack in 
        American history, killing 2,996 people in the initial attack (including 
        343 members of the New York City Fire Department, 60 law enforcement 
        officers from the New York City Police Department and the Port Authority 
        of New York and New Jersey, and 55 military personnel) and leading to 
        the loss of thousands of United States servicemembers in post-9/11 
        military operations;
Whereas Congress acted quickly after the attacks in a bipartisan fashion to 
        create a Victim Compensation Fund to support those injured and the 
        family members of those who died, provide funds to rebuild Lower 
        Manhattan, and investigate the attack and prevent future terrorist 
        attacks;
Whereas the attack created one of the worst environmental disasters in history, 
        as hundreds of tons of toxic dust and debris spread over Lower Manhattan 
        and Brooklyn, covering first responders, workers, residents, and 
        students and filling apartment buildings, offices, stores, and schools;
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency, despite the clear evidence of toxic 
        debris, assured everyone that the air in Lower Manhattan and at the 
        World Trade Center in particular was safe to breathe and sent thousands 
        of responders to the pile, thousands of office workers back to work and 
        students back to school, and thousands of residents back to their homes 
        without adequate protective equipment or a comprehensive cleanup of the 
        area;
Whereas, as a result of these lies, thousands of responders and survivors of the 
        attack were exposed to toxins and have been diagnosed with 9/11-related 
        illnesses, including cancers, and thousands have died from a 9/11-
        related illness;
Whereas Congress came together in 2011 to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
        Compensation Act of 2010, which created the World Trade Center Health 
        Program and reopened the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund that together 
        provide health and support for responders and survivors struggling with 
        9/11-related illnesses;
Whereas, in 2016, Congress made the World Trade Center Health Program permanent 
        and, in 2019, Congress made the 9/11 Victim Compensation Program 
        permanent to ensure that these programs will be available to responders 
        and survivors struggling with 9/11-related illnesses throughout their 
        lives;
Whereas over 110,000 responders and survivors are now enrolled in the World 
        Trade Center Health Program from all 50 States and nearly every 
        congressional district and over $8,600,000,000 in compensation has been 
        paid to responders and survivors struggling with 9/11-related illnesses;
Whereas for the families and friends of those who died on 9/11 and the 
        responders and survivors who are struggling with 9/11-related illnesses 
        today, the tragedy of that day has never ended; and
Whereas September 11, 2021, marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that September 11 is a day of solemn 
        remembrance and calls on all Americans to observe the 20th 
        anniversary of the September 11 attacks and honor those who 
        lost their lives;
            (2) continues to express its deepest sympathy to those who 
        lost family members and loved ones on September 11 and in the 
        aftermath of the attacks;
            (3) honors the heroism and sacrifice of the firefighters, 
        law enforcement officers, military personnel, emergency 
        personnel, and civilians who risked, and often gave, their 
        lives that day to save their fellow Americans;
            (4) honors the lives of those servicemembers who died and 
        recognizes the sacrifice of those who were wounded and the 
        veterans who served their country in the years following the 
        attack;
            (5) stands with the responders and survivors made sick by 
        their exposure to 9/11 toxins during the cleanup and recovery; 
        and
            (6) reaffirms, after 20 years, its commitment to never 
        forget September 11.
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