119-hres698

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 698 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 698

 Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other Americans 
 impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 10, 2025

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mr. Thanedar, 
 Mrs. McIver, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Green of Texas, 
and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) submitted the following resolution; which 
 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and 
 in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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

 Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other Americans 
 impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks, and for other purposes.

Whereas, on September 11, 2001, the United States became a Nation transformed;
Whereas, at 8:46 in the morning, American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked by al-
 Qaida terrorists and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade 
 Center;
Whereas, at 9:03 in the morning, United Airlines Flight 175 was hijacked by al-
 Qaida terrorists and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade 
 Center;
Whereas, at 9:37 in the morning, American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked by al-
 Qaida terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon;
Whereas, at 10:03 in the morning, United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by al-
 Qaida terrorists, heroically diverted from aiming at the United States 
 Capitol or the White House by the passengers with knowledge that America 
 was under attack, and crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania;
Whereas the Twin Towers, where up to 50,000 people worked each day, collapsed 
 and more than 2,600 people died;
Whereas 125 people died in the Pentagon;
Whereas 256 people died on the 4 hijacked planes;
Whereas more than 400 of those who died were firefighters, police officers, 
 paramedics, and military personnel who ran toward danger and assisted 
 those in need;
Whereas more than two decades after September 11, 2001, nearly 7,000 people have 
 died from illnesses or cancers linked to their exposure at Ground Zero, 
 and tens of thousands of individuals across the country still suffer 
 from physical and mental health impacts;
Whereas in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
 2001, the United States vowed to never again allow a similar attack on 
 United States soil;
Whereas, on November 22, 2002, Congress passed the Homeland Security Act of 
 2002, establishing the Department of Homeland Security, standing firm on 
 the commitment to prevent future attacks against the United States;
Whereas, on March 1, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security first opened its 
 doors with the mission of reducing the vulnerability of the United 
 States to terrorism, minimizing the damage, and assisting in the 
 recovery, from manmade and natural disasters that occur within the 
 United States;
Whereas the September 11, 2001, attacks were the last complex foreign terrorist 
 attacks on United States soil, which is a testament to the hard work of 
 our homeland security, intelligence, law enforcement, and military 
 personnel;
Whereas Department of Homeland Security personnel with institutional knowledge 
 and expertise on counterterrorism, transportation security, 
 cybersecurity, border security, emergency preparedness, and privacy, 
 civil liberties, and civil rights have been terminated;
Whereas the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
 the United States concluded that one of the United States Government's 
 failures in the lead up to the attacks was one of intelligence-the 
 United States failed to ``connect the dots'', between information that 
 could have helped thwart the terrorist attacks;
Whereas today, the intelligence community and its elements--including the 
 Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 
 which was created to fill the critical gaps identified in the aftermath 
 of the September 11, 2001, attacks--are more important than ever;
Whereas, in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks, Congress provided 
 billions of dollars in preparedness grant funding to support first 
 responders in communities that were targeted on September 11, 2001, and 
 those that continue to be targets of terrorist attacks;
Whereas today, delayed funding and politically driven conditions on such 
 funding, undermines the effectiveness of terrorism-prevention funding 
 for targeted cities, like New York City and Washington, DC, and put 
 lives at risk;
Whereas cities that have been consistently assessed to be top targets for 
 terrorists since the September 11, 2001, attacks have witnessed $134 
 million in cuts to terrorism-prevention funding; and
Whereas all of these recent actions could again leave the Nation vulnerable to 
 threats: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) recognizes the victims, survivors, and thousands of 
 other Americans impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks;

    (2) recognizes the valiant efforts of public servants who 
 have worked over the years, day in and day out, to maintain the 
 security of the Nation;

    (3) opposes weakening of the United States counterterrorism 
 and preparedness posture; and

    (4) urges the United States Government to honor the lives 
 lost on September 11, 2001, by remembering the lessons learned 
 that tragic day and upholding the Department of Homeland 
 Security's mission to safeguard the American people, our 
 homeland, and our values.
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