,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #de  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,september #f1 #bjah ,mr4 ,coons 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,schumer1  
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4   
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4    
,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 
,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,murphy1
 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4       
,brown1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mrs4        
,shaheen1 and ,mr4 ,donnelly7 submitted 
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,concurrent            
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,september   
#aa1 #bjah1 as a ,national ,day of      
,service and ,remembrance4  ,whereas1 on
 ,september #aa1 #bjja1 the ,united     
,states of ,america endured a violent   
terrorist attack leading to the tragic  
deaths and injuries of thousands of     
innocent ,united ,states citizens and   
other citizens from more than #ij       

different nations and territories2      
,whereas1 in response to the attacks in 
,new ,york ,city1 ,washington1 ,,dc1 and
 ,shanksville1 ,pennsylvania1           
firefighters1 uniformed officers1       
emergency medical technicians1          
physicians1 nurses1 military personnel1 
and other first responders immediately  
rose to service in the heroic attempt to
 save the lives of those in danger2     
,whereas1 in the immediate aftermath of 
the attacks1 thousands of recovery      
workers1 including trades personnel1    
iron workers1 equipment operators1 and  
many others1 joined with uniformed      
officers and military personnel to help 
search for and recover victims lost in  
the attacks2 ,whereas1 in the days1     
weeks1 and months following the attacks1
 thousands of people in the ,united     
,states and others spontaneously        
volunteered to help support the rescue  
and recovery efforts1 braving both      
physical and emotional hardship2        
,whereas many first responders1 rescue  

and recovery workers1 volunteers1 and   
survivors of the attacks continue to    
suffer from serious medical illnesses   
and emotional distress related to the   
physical and mental trauma of the       
tragedy2 ,whereas hundreds of thousands 
of brave men and women continue to serve
 every day1 having answered the call to 
duty as members of the ,armed ,forces of
 the ,united ,states1 with some having  
given their lives or suffered injury to 
defend our ,nation's security and       
prevent further terrorist attacks2      
,whereas the entire ,nation witnessed   
and endured the tragedy of ,september   
#aa1 #bjja1 and1 in the immediate       
aftermath of the attacks1 became unified
 under a remarkable spirit of service   
and compassion that inspired the        
,nation2 ,whereas1 in the years         
immediately following the attacks of    
,september #aa1 #bjja1 the ,bureau of   
,labor ,statistics documented a marked  
increase in volunteerism among citizens 
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on    

,march #ca1 #bjji1 ,congress adopted the
 bipartisan ,edward ,m4 ,kennedy ,serve 
,america ,act1 which1 signed into law on
 ,april #ba1 #bjji1 by ,president       
,barack ,obama authorized1 at the       
request of the #i_/aa community1 for the
 first time ,federal recognition of     
,september #aa as a ,national ,day of   
,service and ,remembrance2 and ,whereas1
 since ,congress and the ,president     
provided for ,federal recognition of    
,september #aa as a ,national ,day of   
,service and ,remembrance1 commonly     
referred to today as 8#i_/aa ,day01 more
 than #cj1jjj1jjj people in the ,united 
,states now observe the anniversary by  
engaging in a wide range of charitable  
service activities and private forms of 
prayer and remembrance3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 calls    
upon its ,members and all people of the 
,united ,states to observe ,september   
#aa1 #bjah1 as a ,national ,day of      
,service and ,remembrance1 with         
appropriate and personal expressions of 

reflection1 which can include performing
 good deeds1 displaying the ,united     
,states flag1 attending memorial and    
remembrance services1 and voluntarily   
engaging in community service or other  
charitable activities of their own      
choosing in honor of those who lost     
their lives or were injured in the      
attacks of ,september #aa1 #bjja1 and in
 tribute to those who rose to service to
 come to the aid of those in need1 and  
in defense of our ,nation2 and  7#b7    
urges all people of the ,united ,states 
to continue to live their lives         
throughout the year with the same spirit
 of unity1 service1 and compassion that 
was exhibited throughout the ,nation    
following the terrorist attacks of      
,september #aa1 #bjja4