Bill Text: TX HR2131 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating Patriot Day, September 11, 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2131 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2131-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2131 |
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WHEREAS, Every year on Patriot Day, Americans reflect on the | ||
tragic events of September 11, 2001, honoring the thousands of | ||
innocent people who were killed and the many thousands more who | ||
joined together in the wake of catastrophe to protect, comfort, and | ||
serve the residents of this great nation; and | ||
WHEREAS, On that infamous September morning, 19 terrorists | ||
hijacked four civilian aircraft and perpetrated one of the most | ||
horrific crimes in American history; two of the planes were used to | ||
bring down the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York | ||
City while another targeted the Pentagon; the fourth airplane, | ||
United Flight 93, crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside thanks to | ||
the heroic resistance of its passengers; and | ||
WHEREAS, All told, nearly 3,000 people died as a result of | ||
those attacks, including more than 400 New York first responders, | ||
184 individuals at the Pentagon, and the 40 passengers of Flight 93; | ||
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WHEREAS, In the months following the attacks, the Congress of | ||
the United States passed a joint resolution designating September | ||
11 as Patriot Day; on that day, Americans pause for a moment of | ||
silence, during which we remember those we have lost, pay tribute to | ||
those who have fought and sacrificed to defend our way of life, and | ||
renew our commitment to our neighbors, our ideals, and our country; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate Patriot Day 2020 in memory of all | ||
who were killed or injured on September 11, 2001, and in honor of | ||
the nation's first responders and military service members. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2131 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||