H. Res. 153
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
March 3, 2025.
Whereas the people of Wichita, Kansas, and the people of the
National Capital Region have experienced a terrible trag-
edy with the loss of 67 lives in the crash of American
Eagle Flight 5342 and U.S. Army flight callsign ‘‘PAT
25’’ near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
outside of Washington, District of Columbia, on January
29, 2025;
Whereas many of the victims of the crash were residents of,
or connected to, Wichita, Kansas, colloquially known as
the ‘‘Air Capital of the World’’ for the city’s historic role
in aviation; and
Whereas many Federal, State, and local officials have cooper-
ated to respond to the emergency, investigate the acci-
dent, and provide assistance to families devastated by the
loss of loved ones: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) expresses condolences to the families, friends,
and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American
Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25;
(2) honors those who lost their lives, including
Franco Aparicio, Luciano Aparicio, Sarah Lee Best, 2
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Brielle Beyer, Justyna Beyer, Jonathan D. Boyd, Jona-
than Jay Campos, James ‘‘Tommy’’ Thomas Clagett Jr.,
Chris Collins, Casey Laurance Crafton, Pete ″PJ″ Diaz,
Kiah Duggins, Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Loyd
Eaves, Danasia Brown Elder, James ‘‘Brian’’ Ellis, Ian
Douglas Epstein, Lindsey Denae Fields, Jinna Han, Jin
Han, Cory Haynos, Stephanie Haynos, Roger Haynos,
Alexander ‘‘Alex’’ Gordon Huffman, Asra Hussain-Raza,
Steve Johnson, Julia Kay, Sean Kay, Elizabeth Anne
Keys, Alexandr ‘‘Sasha’’ Kirsanov, Spencer Lane, Chris-
tine Conrad Lane, Samuel ‘‘Sam’’ Walter Lilley, Alydia
Steele Livingston, Everly Pearl Livingston, Donna Liv-
ingston, Peter Livingston, Captain Rebecca M. Lobach,
Pergentino Noble Malabed Jr., Grace Maxwell, Charles
Douglas McDaniel, Dustin Michael Miller, Melissa Jane
Nicandri, Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O’Hara, Vikesh
Patel, Jesse Jameson Pitcher, Robert ‘‘Rob’’ Alan
Prewitt, Lori Ann Girard Schrock, Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Ryan
Schrock, Wendy Jo Shaffer, Evgenia Shishkova, Vadim
Naumov, Michael ‘‘Mikey’’ Bret Stovall, Olesya Taylor,
Olivia Ter, Inna Volyanskaya, Angela Yang, Zheheng
‘‘Lily’’ Li, Edward Zhou, Yu Zhou, Kaiyan Mao, and 7
others.
(3) expresses sympathies to the people of Wichita,
the entire state of Kansas, the National Capital Region, 3
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the Nation, and the multiple countries who grieve for the
victims; and
(4) commends the heroic actions of the first re-
sponders, emergency services personnel, and all those
who aided in the recovery efforts in freezing waters.
Attest:
Clerk.