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An entire generation exists now who were born after 9/11/01; when 2,997 people were killed, across three locations. Remembrances for family and community reinforce the value of life.
H.Con.Res.223 - Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a prayer vigil in memory of those who lost their lives in the events of September 11, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] (Introduced 09/12/2001)
Committees: House - House Administration
Latest Action: Senate - 09/13/2001 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
Tracker: Tip This bill has the status Agreed to in Senate Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Introduced Agreed to in House Agreed to in Senate
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, TERRORIST ATTACKS—
Sept. 13, c2001
NATIONAL REMEMBERANCE AND SOLIDARITY [H. Con. Res. 225]
Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and destroyed four commercial aircraft, crashing two of them into the World Trade Center in New York City, and crashing another aircraft
into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.; and Whereas thousands of innocent people were killed and injured as a result of those attacks, including the passengers and crew of the four aircraft, workers and visitors in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, rescue workers, and bystanders: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, United States citizens should join together to defend and honor the Nation and its symbols of strength; and
(2) for a period of 30 days after the date on which this resolution is agreed to, each United States citizen and every community in the Nation is encouraged to display the flag of the United States at homes, places of work and business, public buildings, and places of worship to remember those
individuals who have been lost and to show the solidarity, resolve, and strength of the Nation.
Agreed to September 13, 2001.
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