# 119-hres-1612: Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and condemning the attempted terrorist attack on that flight.

119-hres-1612, Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and condemning the attempted terrorist attack on that flight., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-21).

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- As of: 2026-10-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1612
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and condemning the attempted terrorist attack on that flight.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar's extraordinary courage** in protecting everyone aboard Flydubai Flight 1073. This resolution would honor Captain Machchhar for fighting off an attack, commend the off-duty pilots, cabin crew, and passengers who secured the flight, wish a full recovery to those injured, condemn the incident as an act of terrorism, and call for a full, expeditious investigation by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates while asking that the United States and Israel be kept fully informed.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1612 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1612)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1612 (as of 2026-10-21).