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Week Ending December 9, 2005

H.CON.RES.196 Honoring the pilots of United States commercial air carriers who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program.

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   The Resolution honors commercial pilots who participate in the federal flight deck volunteer program, a program that provides training and direction to help prepare for and thwart terrorism in airplanes by using firearms. A pilot or crew member may be the designated flight deck officer and if both pilots are armed, the captain will decide which will defend the plane and which will fly it.

Sponsor: Representative John Mica (R-FL-7^th)

Vote: Passed House by voice vote December 7, 2005

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

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Recognizes that volunteer pilots in the federal flight deck officer program are consummate quiet professionals that embody what is best in our national character.

Applauds them for taking a stand against those who seek to harm the United States through acts of terrorism in the air.

Expresses appreciation to such pilots on behalf of all U.S. citizens for their ongoing contribution to the security of the Nation and its air transportation system.

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