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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 509 

Expressing support for the efforts of the Republic of Turkey, the Hashemite 

Kingdom of Jordan, and the Lebanese Republic to provide housing, 

educational opportunities, health care, and other forms of humanitarian 

assistance to individuals and families displaced by the conflict in Syria. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2015 

Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the efforts of the Republic of Turkey, 

the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the Lebanese 

Republic to provide housing, educational opportunities, 

health care, and other forms of humanitarian assistance 

to individuals and families displaced by the conflict in 

Syria. 

Whereas the Republic of Turkey and the Hashemite Kingdom 

of Jordan have maintained an ‘‘open door’’ policy for all 

displaced Syrians without any discrimination based on religious or ethnic origin, and Turkey has reportedly dedicated $7,600,000,000 and Jordan has reportedly dedicated $6,600,000,000 of their own resources to serve the 

housing, educational, and health care needs of refugees, 

among other things; 


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•HRES 509 IH 

Whereas the ongoing war in Syria has been among the most 

disruptive and costly of this century, having displaced 

more than one-half of Syria’s population as of September 

2015, including an estimated 4,100,000 refugees and an 

additional 7,600,000 internally displaced persons; 

Whereas according to the United Nations High Commissioner 

for Refugees (UNHCR) more than 1,700,000 Syrian refugees have been registered by the Republic of Turkey, 

more than 1,000,000 Syrian refugees have been registered by the Lebanese Republic, and more than 

646,000 Syrian refugees have been registered by the 

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; 

Whereas Turkey is hosting nearly 265,000 Syrian refugees 

and Jordan is hosting more than 112,000 Syrian refugees in camps where they are working to provide food, 

health care, and educational services as well as psychological assistance, vocational training, and social activities; 

Whereas an additional 1,500,000 Syrian refugees are living 

in Turkey, an additional 1,100,000 Syrian refugees are 

living in Lebanon, and an additional 750,000 Syrians are 

living in Jordan, outside of refugee camps and thus must 

live on the economies of the respective countries; 

Whereas the governments of Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon 

are working to provide services to the refugees living outside of camps, but are facing significant strains on their 

public services, particularly health and education; 

Whereas well over 100,000 children have been born as refugees in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon since the start of 

the conflict, and those that lack birth registration are at 

risk of statelessness; and 


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•HRES 509 IH 

Whereas Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon have made education 

a top priority for the refugee children, with more than 

208,000 Syrian students registered in Turkish schools, 

including 78,000 Syrian students in 25 Turkish refugee 

camps, over 120,000 Syrian students registered in Jordanian schools, including 19,000 Syrian students in 

schools at the Za’atari Refugee Camp, and more than 

112,000 Syrian students registered in Lebanese schools: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commends the leadership of the Republic of 

3 Turkey, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the 

4 Lebanese Republic in providing refuge and assist5 ance to the people and families fleeing the ongoing 

6 conflict in Syria, which has become the most com7 plex humanitarian crisis facing the international 

8 community; 

9 (2) recognizes the strain that hosting such sig10 nificant numbers of refugees can place on public 

11 services, particularly for education and health, and 

12 the need to mitigate the impact of these stresses on 

13 host communities; 

14 (3) expresses deep sympathy to Syrian refugees 

15 and their families for the loss of life, displacement, 

16 and massive destruction produced by the regional 

17 conflict; and 


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•HRES 509 IH 

1 (4) condemns the loss of innocent civilian life 

2 during the course of the conflict in Syria. 

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