CONGRESSWOMAN ELISE STEFANIK
CHAIRWOMAN
H.Res. --- is being considered under suspension of the rules, requiring a two-thirds vote for passage. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) on June 4, 2009.
H.Res.--- would resolve that Congress:
On June 1, 2009, Private William Long, 23, was murdered, and Private Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, was wounded by gunfire outside the Army Navy Career Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The men and women of the Armed Forces risk their lives every day to preserve America's freedom and to defend the liberty, security, and prosperity enjoyed by the American people. The service in the Armed Forces entails special hazards and demands extraordinary sacrifices from service members.