107th Congress, 2d Session       House Document No. 107-285

    Commemorative Joint Meeting of the Congress of the United States

      In Remembrance of the Victims and Heroes of September 11, 2001


                       Federal Hall, New York, NY

                        Friday, September 6, 2002


                   Compiled Under the Direction of the

                      Joint Committee on Printing,

                         Chairman Robert W. Ney


                UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
                            WASHINGTON : 2003

                     House Concurrent Resolution 448


          Whereas on September 11, 2001, thousands of 
          innocent people were killed and injured in 
          combined terrorist attacks involving four hijacked 
          airliners, the World Trade Center, and the 
          Pentagon;
          Whereas in the aftermath of the attacks, thousands 
          more were left grieving for beloved family and 
          friends, livelihoods were compromised, and 
          businesses and property were damaged and lost;
          Whereas the greatest loss of life, personal 
          injury, and physical destruction occurred in and 
          was sustained by the City of New York;
          Whereas government and the American people 
          responded decisively, through the bravery, 
          sacrifice and toil of the fire and rescue workers, 
          law enforcement, building trades, caregivers, 
          Armed Forces, and millions more who through their 
          many expressions of care and compassion brought 
          forth comfort, hope, and the promise of recovery;
          Whereas the City of New York attended to the 
          aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade 
          Center with profound respect for the victims and 
          compassion to the survivors;
          Whereas the City of New York has invited the 
          Congress to meet at the site of the original 
          Federal Hall, where the First Congress of the 
          United States convened on March 4, 1789; Now, 
          therefore be it
          Resolved by the House of Representatives (the 
          Senate concurring), That, in remembrance of the 
          victims and the heroes of September 11, 2001, and 
          in recognition of the courage and spirit of the 
          City of New York, the Congress shall conduct a 
          special meeting in Federal Hall in New York, New 
          York, on September 6, 2002.


                     House Concurrent Resolution 487


          Resolved by the House of Representatives (the 
          Senate concurring),
          SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF VOLUME OF 
          TRANSCRIPTS OF NEW YORK CITY MEETING AND 
          STATEMENTS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11.
          (a) In General.--A volume consisting of the 
          transcripts of the ceremonial meeting of the House 
          of Representatives and Senate in New York City on 
          September 6, 2002, and a collection of statements 
          by Members of the House of Representatives and 
          Senators on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
          2001, shall be printed as a House document under 
          the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
          with suitable binding.
          (b) Statements To Be Included in Volume.--A 
          statement by a Member of the House of 
          Representatives or a Senator on the terrorist 
          attacks of September 11, 2001, shall be included 
          in the volume printed under subsection (a) if the 
          statement--
          (1) was printed in the Congressional Record prior 
          to the most recent date on which the House of 
          Representatives adjourned prior to the date of the 
          regularly scheduled general election in November 
          2002; and
          (2) is approved for inclusion in the volume by the 
          Committee on House Administration of the House of 
          Representatives (in the case of a statement by a 
          Member of the House), or the Committee on Rules 
          and Administration of the Senate (in the case of a 
          statement by a Senator).
          SEC. 2. NUMBER OF COPIES.
          The number of copies of the document printed under 
          section 1 shall be 15,000 casebound copies, of 
          which--
          (1) 15 shall be provided to each Member of the 
          House of Representatives;
          (2) 25 shall be provided to each Senator; and
          (3) the balance shall be distributed by the Joint 
          Committee on Printing to Members of the House of 
          Representatives and Senators, based on requests 
          submitted to the Joint Committee by Members and 
          Senators.
          SEC. 3. MEMBER DEFINED.
          In this concurrent resolution, the term ``Member 
          of the House of Representatives'' includes a 
          Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
                                                                          

Photograph by Mark Abraham.

                                                                     
Photograph by U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Photography.

                                                                     
Photograph by U.S. House of Representatives, House Recording Studio, Todd Redlin.