IV
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 915
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2006
Mr. Ackerman (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Royce, Ms. Watson, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Holt, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
RESOLUTION
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families and friends of the victims of the July 11, 2006, terrorist bombings in Mumbai, India, and sympathy to the people of India.
Whereas on July 11, 2006, a series of eight bombs hit the western rail line in Mumbai, India, the busiest urban rail line in the world;
Whereas 190 innocent people were killed and 625 were injured;
Whereas the citizens of Mumbai rushed to the scene in order to lend aid and comfort to the victims, carrying many of the wounded to ambulances;
Whereas the bombings have been condemned in the strongest possible terms by leaders from around the world;
Whereas Mumbai, and India generally, has been the victim of repeated terrorist attacks for almost two decades;
Whereas India is a stalwart ally of the United States in the Global War on Terror; and
Whereas neither the people nor the Government of India will waiver in the face of these cowardly attacks: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives—
expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the individuals killed in the terrorist bombing attacks in Mumbai, India, that occurred on July 11, 2006, and expresses its deepest sympathy to the individuals injured in such attacks and to the people of the Republic of India;
condemns the cowardly and unjustified attacks on innocent civilians;
commends the authorities and people of Mumbai for their prompt and effective response to this atrocity; and
expresses—
its solidarity with the Government and people of India as that nation continues combating terrorism; and
its readiness to support and assist the Indian authorities in their efforts to bring to justice those individuals responsible for the recent attacks in India and to pursue, disrupt, undermine, and dismantle the networks that plan and carry out such attacks.