[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 26 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.Con.Res.26
Agreed to September 13, 2005
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas on September 11, 2001, acts of war involving the hijacking of
commercial airplanes were committed against the United States,
killing and injuring thousands of innocent people;
Whereas one of the hijacked planes, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed
in a field in Pennsylvania;
Whereas while Flight 93 was still in the air, the passengers and crew,
through cellular phone conversations with loved ones on the ground,
learned that other hijacked airplanes had been used to attack the
United States;
Whereas during those phone conversations, several of the passengers
indicated that there was an agreement among the passengers and crew
to try to overpower the hijackers who had taken over Flight 93;
Whereas Congress established the National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States (commonly referred to as ``the 9-11
Commission'') to study the September 11, 2001, attacks and how they
occurred;
Whereas the 9-11 Commission concluded that ``the nation owes a debt to
the passengers of Flight 93. Their actions saved the lives of
countless others, and may have saved either the U.S. Capitol or the
White House from destruction.''; and
Whereas the crash of Flight 93 resulted in the death of everyone on
board: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That
(1) the United States owes the passengers and crew of United
Airlines Flight 93 deep respect and gratitude for their decisive
actions and efforts of bravery;
(2) the United States extends its condolences to the families
and friends of the passengers and crew of Flight 93;
(3) not later than October 1, 2006, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority
leader of the Senate, the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the
Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives shall select an
appropriate memorial that shall be located in the United States
Capitol and that shall honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93,
who saved the United States Capitol from destruction; and
(4) the memorial shall state the purpose of the honor and the
names of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 on whom the honor is
bestowed.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.