Bill Text: TX HR49 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating Patriot Day, September 11, 2016.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR49-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 49 | ||
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| WHEREAS, On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists | ||
| hijacked four civilian airplanes in the skies over the United | ||
| States; an estimated 3,000 people perished when New York City's | ||
| twin skyscrapers collapsed and the wreckage burned at the Pentagon | ||
| and in the Pennsylvania countryside; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The worst attack on the American people in the | ||
| country's history happened on that horrific day; while that date | ||
| will forever be remembered as one of tragedy and loss, we also | ||
| remember the selfless determination of law enforcement officers, | ||
| firefighters, and other rescue workers who charged into danger that | ||
| morning and in the days after; and | ||
| WHEREAS, United in grief, Americans helped in every way | ||
| possible; we gave blood and said prayers; we performed acts of | ||
| charity and comforted each other; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In December 2001, the U.S. Congress passed a joint | ||
| resolution designating September 11 of each year as Patriot Day; on | ||
| that solemn anniversary, we lower our flags and bow our heads for a | ||
| moment of silence; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Patriot Day is a tribute to the innocent and those | ||
| who died trying to rescue them; it is also a pledge to carry on their | ||
| legacies and remain steadfast in our commitment to our country, our | ||
| neighbors, and our character; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate Patriot Day 2016 and honor with our | ||
| memories and our actions those who were injured and those who died | ||
| in the September 11 attacks. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 49 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
