Skip to main content
SRES 117 107th Congress Senate

A resolution honoring John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the course of duty as firefighters.

Introduced: June 26, 2001 See on congress.gov
Commemorations CongressCongressional tributesEmergency ManagementFamilies
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Fire fightersFiresNew York City
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Jun 28, 2001
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7076-7078)
Jun 28, 2001
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7077-7078)
Jun 28, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7077-7078)
Jun 28, 2001
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7076-7078)
Jun 26, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6929)
Jun 26, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action June 28, 2001

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7077-7078)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Honors John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the course of duty as firefighters, and recognizes them for their bravery and sacrifice.

Expresses condolences to their families.

Pledges the support of the House of Representatives to continue to work on behalf of all of the Nation's firefighters who risk their lives every day to ensure the safety of all Americans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 172 Identical bill Honoring John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the course of duty as firefighters.
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 26, 2001
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 117: A resolution honoring John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the course of duty as firefighters.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-117/
MLA
"S. Res. 117: A resolution honoring John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the course of duty as firefighters.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-117/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 117, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-117/.
Markdown link
[S. Res. 117: A resolution honoring John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the course of duty as firefighters.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-117/)
Report a problem