A resolution urging the release of information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.

Bill: 115-sres-610
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2018-08-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement

Crime victims

Department of Defense

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

New York City

Pennsylvania

Terrorism

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 8/31/2018 S5762)

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-08-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Resolves that documents related to the events of September 11, 2001, should be declassified to the greatest extent possible so as to provide answers to survivors, the families of the victims, and the people of the United States.</p>

action_date: 2018-09-26
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>Resolves that documents related to the events of September 11, 2001, should be declassified to the greatest extent possible so as to provide answers to survivors, the families of the victims, and the people of the United States.</p>

tv_txt: III 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 610 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 21, 2018 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Schumer , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Murphy , and Mr. Menendez ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs RESOLUTION Urging the release of information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.

Whereas tens of thousands of pages of documents relating to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States remain classified by the Federal Government; Whereas the Federal Government may properly classify and control access to information in order to protect sources and methods of collecting critical information in defense of the country and the people of the United States; Whereas the contents of these documents are necessary for a full public understanding of the events and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; Whereas the decision to maintain the classified status of many of these documents prevents the people of the United States from having access to information about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including the involvement of certain foreign governments in the attacks; and Whereas the people of the United States and the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks deserve full and public disclosure of the events surrounding the attacks: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) documents related to the events of September 11, 2001, should be declassified to the greatest extent possible; and (2) the survivors, the families of the victims, and the people of the United States deserve answers about the events and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.

tv_txt: III 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 610 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 21, 2018 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Schumer , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Markey , Mr. Booker , Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Sanders ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 26, 2018 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Urging the release of information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.

Whereas tens of thousands of pages of documents relating to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States remain classified by the Federal Government; Whereas the Federal Government may properly classify and control access to information in order to protect sources and methods of collecting critical information in defense of the country and the people of the United States; Whereas the contents of these documents are necessary for a full public understanding of the events and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; Whereas the decision to maintain the classified status of many of these documents prevents the people of the United States from having access to information about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including the involvement of certain foreign governments in the attacks; and Whereas the people of the United States and the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks deserve full and public disclosure of the events surrounding the attacks: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) documents related to the events of September 11, 2001, should be declassified to the greatest extent possible; and (2) the survivors, the families of the victims, and the people of the United States deserve answers about the events and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.