Bill Text: CA AR21 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to September 11, 2001.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-26)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-09-02 - Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 2808.). [AR21 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AR21-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: HR 21	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Yamada and John A. Pérez
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Allen,  
Ammiano,   Atkins,   Beall,   Bill
Berryhill,   Block,   Blumenfield,  
Bradford,   Brownley,   Buchanan,  
Butler,   Charles Calderon,   Campos,  
Carter,   Cedillo,   Chesbro,   Conway,
  Cook,   Dickinson,   Donnelly, 
 Eng,   Feuer,   Fletcher,   Fong,
  Fuentes,   Furutani,   Beth Gaines,
  Galgiani,   Garrick,   Gatto,  
Gordon,   Grove,   Hagman,   Halderman,
  Hall,   Harkey,   Hayashi,  
Roger Hernández,   Hill,   Huber,   Hueso,
  Huffman,   Jeffries,   Jones, 
 Knight,   Lara,   Logue,   Bonnie
Lowenthal,   Ma,   Mansoor,   Mendoza,
  Miller,   Mitchell,   Monning, 
 Morrell,   Nestande,   Nielsen,  
Norby,   Olsen,   Pan,   Perea,  
V. Manuel Pérez,   Portantino,   Silva,  
Skinner,   Smyth,   Solorio,   Swanson,
  Torres,   Valadao,   Wagner,  
Wieckowski,   and Williams   ) 

                        AUGUST 22, 2011

   Relative to September 11, 2001.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, At 8:46 a.m. on September 11th of this year, the nation
will commemorate the 10th anniversary of America's darkest day and in
doing so, will honor the heroes and the casualties of the most
shocking, barbaric, and catastrophic act of inhumanity in modern
history; and
   WHEREAS, This 10th anniversary gathering will serve to recall the
uniting of the world's cultures and nationalities in condemnation of
terrorism, and the great outpouring of charity and compassion that
followed in the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center,
demonstrating once again, the victory of the human spirit over
depravity, savagery, and cowardice; and
   WHEREAS, Ten years ago, on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked
four separate flights, carrying 266 people, all bound for
California; and
   WHEREAS, All four flights crashed with no survivors, and almost
3,000 men, women, and children who were citizens of more than 70
countries were killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in
Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and
   WHEREAS, These acts of terrorism caused the destruction of the two
prominent World Trade Center towers, nearby buildings, a portion of
the Pentagon building, and four airline jets, and the loss of
innocent American lives and countless injuries to many others; and
   WHEREAS, Californians join the American public in pouring out
their hearts in grief and sympathy for the family and friends of
those who perished or suffered injuries in the attacks; and
   WHEREAS, The Assembly salutes and remembers the hundreds of heroic
men and women of the police and fire departments, the paramedics,
and the medical personnel who put their personal safety at risk and
lost their lives or were seriously injured at the disaster sites in
their courageous efforts to protect and serve their fellow citizens;
and
   WHEREAS, The Assembly recognizes the support and acts of service
performed by Californians, including sending letters, signing
banners, donating blood, contributing money, offering food, providing
supplies, and grieving as a diverse, yet united, nation; and
   WHEREAS, We are eternally grateful to the valiant men and women of
our Armed Forces, those who have fallen, those who have been
wounded, and those who continue to combat terrorism in Iraq,
Afghanistan, and around the world; and
   WHEREAS, It is fitting at this point in history for all Americans
to remind themselves that the United States is a nation of healing,
hope, and resilience; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly acknowledges the 10th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks
of September 11, 2001; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Assembly continues to recognize September 11 of
each year as a Day of Remembrance and Service, and calls upon all
Californians to participate in appropriate observances to remember
those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001, as a symbol of our love for them, their families, and our own
communities, cities, and nation; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Assembly encourages freedom-loving Californians
to honor the memory of those who died by observing September 11 with
an act of service for fellow Californians, whether that act is
donating blood, visiting a nursing or veterans' home, volunteering at
a children's hospital, mentoring neighborhood students, donating
clothes to a homeless shelter, or some other act of giving; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Assembly acknowledges that California, firm in
purpose and direct in its response, will thereby help its neighbors
in time of need, work together for peace, and safeguard our legacy of
freedom; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.