[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 242 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 242

Recognizing the two year anniversary of the earthquake that occurred in 
 northern Pakistan in 2005 and urging the United States to continue to 
 support rebuilding efforts in Pakistan in response to the conditions 
                       caused by that earthquake.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2007

   Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
Payne, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas) submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the two year anniversary of the earthquake that occurred in 
 northern Pakistan in 2005 and urging the United States to continue to 
 support rebuilding efforts in Pakistan in response to the conditions 
                       caused by that earthquake.

Whereas on October 8, 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck northern Pakistan;
Whereas more than 73,000 people were killed as a result of the earthquake;
Whereas immediately following the earthquake, nearly 3,000,000 people were left 
        homeless and forced to live in tents or in the open air amid freezing 
        temperatures;
Whereas the earthquake damaged sanitation systems in the region, destroyed 
        hospitals, and left many people with no access to clean drinking water, 
        making them more vulnerable to disease;
Whereas the response of the United States to the earthquake was immediate and 
        massive: within 72 hours after the earthquake, the Disaster Assistance 
        Response Team (DART) of the United States Agency for International 
        Development had established a headquarters in Islamabad and forward 
        operating bases in Muzaffarabad and Mansehra in the North-West Frontier 
        Province of Pakistan to help coordinate disaster relief operations;
Whereas since the earthquake, the United States Government has provided 
        emergency shelter, relief supplies, and medical assistance in close 
        coordination with the Government of Pakistan, local authorities, and 
        international organizations;
Whereas 2 years after the earthquake, more than 6,000 people are still without 
        permanent shelter; and
Whereas within 48 hours after the earthquake, the first United States Army 
        helicopters arrived from Afghanistan to assist in disaster relief 
        operations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress urges the United States Government to continue to support 
rebuilding efforts in Pakistan in response to the conditions caused by 
the earthquake that occurred in northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005.
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