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Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and condemning the attempted terrorist attack on that flight.

Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and condemning the attempted terrorist attack on that flight.

Introduced Oct 5, 2026

Latest action (Oct 5, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy

Summary
  • Honors Captain Smit Machchhar of Flydubai Flight 1073 for his actions during an attempted attack on the flight, and commends the off-duty pilots, cabin crew, and passengers who secured the cockpit and landed the aircraft.
  • Expresses wishes for the full recovery of Captain Machchhar and others injured in the incident.
  • Condemns the attack on the flight as an act of terrorism and an attack on the safety of international civil aviation.
  • Calls for a full and expeditious investigation by the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and for the United States and Israel to be kept informed.
  • Creates no legal requirements, funding, or programs; it is a non-binding resolution referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Josh Gottheimer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • BLACKSTONE $116,700
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $71,500
  • KKR & CO INC. $50,600
  • CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $25,000
  • FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP $23,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Josh Gottheimer → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Oct 5, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  2. Oct 5, 2026 Submitted in House

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 5, 2026

Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Bacon) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

RESOLUTION

Honoring Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and condemning the attempted terrorist attack on that flight.

Whereas, on September 30, 2026, Flydubai Flight 1073 departed Dubai International Airport for Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, carrying approximately 174 passengers, the majority of them Israeli citizens, including 4 United States citizens and 27 children; Whereas, midway through the flight, the first officer attacked the captain on the flight deck with the aircraft’s emergency crash axe and attempted to seize the flight controls, and the aircraft lost more than 14,000 feet of altitude in under 30 seconds; Whereas Captain Smit Machchhar, a citizen of India, fought off the attack and, despite grave injuries, used his remaining strength to unlock the cockpit door so that off-duty pilots could enter and land the aircraft and so that crew and passengers could restrain the first officer; Whereas the aircraft landed safely at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia with all passengers and crew accounted for; and Whereas, on October 3, 2026, the Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates announced that the Emirati investigation had determined that the first officer attempted to carry out a terrorist act: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) honors Captain Smit Machchhar for extraordinary courage in protecting every soul aboard his aircraft;

(2) commends the heroic actions of the off-duty pilots, cabin crew, and passengers who secured the flight deck and brought the aircraft safely down;

(3) wishes Captain Machchhar and all who were injured a full recovery;

(4) condemns the attack on Flydubai Flight 1073 as an act of terrorism and as an attack on the safety of international civil aviation; and

(5) calls for a full and expeditious investigation by the Governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and for the United States and Israel to be kept fully informed. <all>

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Oct 5, 2026

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