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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 346 

Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 2007 in the States 

of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 15, 2007 

Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. GRASSLEY, 

Mr. HARKIN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. KOHL, 

Mr. OBAMA, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. COBURN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

OCTOBER 25, 2007 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

preamble 

OCTOBER 26, 2007 

Considered, amended, and agreed to with an amendment to the preamble and 

an amendment to the title 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 2007 in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, and for other 

purposes. 

Whereas during August 2007, severe thunderstorms were responsible for bringing as much as 18 inches of torrential 

rain to parts of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, 


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Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, resulting in devastating 

floods; 

Whereas these storms tragically took the lives of at least 20 

people; 

Whereas these storms injured countless other people, damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, and devastated 

businesses and institutions; 

Whereas on August 20, 2007, the Governor of Oklahoma declared Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, 

Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Grady, Jefferson, Kingfisher, 

Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Muskogee, Okfuskee, 

Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole, 

Stephens, and Washita Counties, Oklahoma, to be in a 

state of emergency as a result of these storms; 

Whereas on August 21, 2007, the Governor of Minnesota declared Fillmore, Houston, Steele, Olmsted, Wabasha, and 

Winona Counties, Minnesota, to be in a state of disaster 

as a result of these storms, and subsequently Dodge and 

Jackson Counties, Minnesota, received a Federal major 

disaster declaration as well; 

Whereas on August 20 and 21, 2007, the Governor of Wisconsin declared Crawford, La Crosse, Richland, Sauk, 

and Vernon Counties, Wisconsin, to be in a state of disaster as a result of these storms; 

Whereas on August 22, 2007, and in the days following, the 

Governor of Iowa declared Allamakee, Appanoose, Boone, 

Calhoun, Cherokee, Davis, Humboldt, Mahaska, Montgomery, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Union, Van Buren, 

Wapello, Wayne, Webster, and Winneshiek Counties, 

Iowa, to be in a state of disaster as a result of these 

storms; 


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Whereas on August 22, 2007, the Governor of Ohio declared 

Allen, Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam, Richland, 

Seneca, Van Wert, and Wyandot Counties, Ohio, to be in 

a state of disaster as a result of these storms; 

Whereas on August 24, 2007, and in the days following, the 

Governor of Illinois declared Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, 

Grundy, Lake, LaSalle, Kane, Knox, McHenry, Warren, 

and Will Counties, Illinois, to be in a state of disaster as 

a result of these storms; 

Whereas President Bush declared 8 counties in Minnesota, 8 

counties in Ohio, 22 counties in Oklahoma, 14 counties 

in Wisconsin, 6 counties in Illinois, and 14 counties in 

Iowa to be major disaster areas as a result of these 

storms, and individuals and families, State and local Governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations in 

these areas became eligible for individual or public Federal disaster assistance or both; 

Whereas numerous individuals and entities have selflessly and 

heroically given of themselves and their resources to aid 

in the disaster relief efforts; and 

Whereas the catastrophic injury, death, and damage in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin 

would have been even worse in the absence of local relief 

efforts: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses heartfelt sympathy for the victims 

3 of the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe 

4 flooding during August 2007 in the States of Illi5 nois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wis6 consin; 


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1 (2) conveys gratitude to the local, State, and 

2 Federal officials and emergency personnel who re3 sponded swiftly to the crisis, including emergency 

4 management teams in each of the affected States, 

5 Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, 

6 and David Paulison, Administrator of the Federal 

7 Emergency Management Agency; 

8 (3) recognizes the generous and selfless support 

9 of citizens, local businesses, the American Red 

10 Cross, the United Way, Catholic Charities, and the 

11 Salvation Army; and 

12 (4) reaffirms support for helping the victims of 

13 the flooding rebuild their homes and lives. 

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