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        S.J.Res.22

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and one


                            Joint Resolution


 
    Expressing the sense of the Senate and House of Representatives 
 regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on 
                           September 11, 2001.

Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and destroyed four 
  civilian aircraft, crashing two of them into the towers of the World 
  Trade Center in New York City, and a third into the Pentagon outside 
  Washington, D.C.;
Whereas thousands of innocent Americans were killed and injured as a 
  result of these attacks, including the passengers and crew of the 
  four aircraft, workers in the World Trade Center and in the Pentagon, 
  rescue workers, and bystanders;
Whereas these attacks destroyed both towers of the World Trade Center, 
  as well as adjacent buildings, and seriously damaged the Pentagon; 
  and
Whereas these attacks were by far the deadliest terrorist attacks ever 
  launched against the United States, and, by targeting symbols of 
  American strength and success, clearly were intended to intimidate 
  our Nation and weaken its resolve: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress--
        (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorists who 
    planned and carried out the September 11, 2001, attacks against the 
    United States, as well as their sponsors;
        (2) extends its deepest condolences to the victims of these 
    heinous and cowardly attacks, as well as to their families, 
    friends, and loved ones;
        (3) is certain that the people of the United States will stand 
    united as our Nation begins the process of recovering and 
    rebuilding in the aftermath of these tragic acts;
        (4) commends the heroic actions of the rescue workers, 
    volunteers, and State and local officials who responded to these 
    tragic events with courage, determination, and skill;
        (5) declares that these premeditated attacks struck not only at 
    the people of America, but also at the symbols and structures of 
    our economic and military strength, and that the United States is 
    entitled to respond under international law;
        (6) thanks those foreign leaders and individuals who have 
    expressed solidarity with the United States in the aftermath of the 
    attacks, and asks them to continue to stand with the United States 
    in the war against international terrorism;
        (7) commits to support increased resources in the war to 
    eradicate terrorism;
        (8) supports the determination of the President, in close 
    consultation with Congress, to bring to justice and punish the 
    perpetrators of these attacks as well as their sponsors; and
        (9) declares that September 12, 2001, shall be a National Day 
    of Unity and Mourning, and that when Congress adjourns today, it 
    stands adjourned out of respect to the victims of the terrorist 
    attacks.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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