Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and condemning the attempted terrorist attack on that flight.
Honors the captain and others who helped stop an attack on a Flydubai flight and calls for an investigation.
In the House Foreign Affairs Committee since Oct. 5, 2026, 3 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROOCT 5, 2026
- COMMITTEECOMM.IN COMMITTEE
- AGREED TOAGREED—
What the bill would do, and why it matters
An attack on an international passenger flight put the people aboard at risk. The resolution would honor the captain and others who helped bring the plane down safely, condemn the attack as terrorism, and call for an investigation and updates to the United States and Israel.
- NON-BINDING A simple resolution carries no force of law. It expresses the chamber's opinion or sets internal rules — it does not bind agencies, the President, or anyone outside Congress.
- COMMEMORATIVE This measure honors, congratulates or commemorates, or marks an observance such as an awareness day or month. It creates no legal obligations.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Condemns the attack and calls for investigation
The resolution condemns the attack as terrorism and as an attack on international civil aviation. It calls on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to conduct a full, expeditious investigation and on the United States and Israel to be kept fully informed.
- Honors the captain and those who helped
It honors Captain Smit Machchhar and commends the off-duty pilots, cabin crew, and passengers who helped secure the flight deck and land the aircraft safely.
- Wishes injured people a full recovery
The resolution wishes Captain Machchhar and everyone injured in the incident a full recovery.
The resolution describes an attack on the flight deck that caused the aircraft to lose altitude, and says the plane landed safely with all passengers and crew accounted for. It cites the United Arab Emirates attorney general’s announcement that the Emirati investigation determined the first officer attempted a terrorist act.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedOCT 5, 2026HOUSEOCT 5, 2026By Rep. Gottheimer with 2 original cosponsorsReferred to Foreign Affairs
- SAME DAYNOWCommitteeOCT 5, 2026FOREIGN AFFAIRS NOWOCT 5, 2026In committee for 3 daysNo hearing yet
- 3 DAYS SO FARAgreed to in the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- OCT 52026OCT 5, 2026REFERREDHOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- OCT 52026OCT 5, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSESubmitted in House
Where your members stand on it
A coalition from 2 states
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Rep. Gottheimer’s record: sponsored 98 bills this Congress. 2 passed the House; 0 became law.
- Don BaconR-NE-2ORIGINAL
- Michael T. McCaulR-TX-10ORIGINAL
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