Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Rockaway Queens, New York, on November 12, 2001, and extending the sincerest condolences of the citizens of the United States to the families and friends of those individuals.

HRES 870 is a commemorative resolution honoring the 265 victims of the 2001 American Airlines Flight 587 crash in Rockaway, Queens, New York. It specifically recognizes the families and communities affected, particularly the large Dominican American community among the victims, and marks the 24th anniversary of the tragedy on November 12, 2025. The resolution extends the U.S. House’s condolences to the victims’ families and acknowledges the existing memorial and annual ceremony held at Rockaway Park. As a purely symbolic gesture, it does not create new policies or funding.