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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 404 

Expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of Typhoon 

Haiyan which made landfall in the Republic of the Philippines on November 8, 2013. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 

Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing condolences and support for assistance to the 

victims of Typhoon Haiyan which made landfall in the 

Republic of the Philippines on November 8, 2013. 

Whereas, on November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan—known as 

Yolanda in the Philippines—made landfall in the central 

Philippines causing massive destruction and loss of life; 

Whereas, as of November 11, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan had 

caused nearly 2,000 deaths, although the Government of 

the Philippines expects the death toll and damage reports 

to increase in the days ahead as more information becomes available; 

Whereas Typhoon Haiyan displaced at least 478,000 people, 

damaged 80 to 90 percent of all structures along its 


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path—including 28,000 homes, and affected 10 million 

people in 42 provinces; 

Whereas 1,270 evacuation centers have been set up, serving 

75,800 displaced families, and a total of over 367,000 

people; 

Whereas, due to the complete devastation caused by Typhoon 

Haiyan, thousands are without access to basic supplies, 

including food, clean drinking water, and medical equipment; 

Whereas the United States immediately committed $20 million in assistance to support immediate response efforts, 

including procuring, transporting, and distributing emergency relief commodities for typhoon-affected populations; 

Whereas the United States immediately dispatched disaster 

assistance response teams from the United States Agency 

for International Development and the Department of 

Defense to the Philippines to conduct initial damage assessments in affected areas of the Philippines, liaise with 

other humanitarian and government actors in the country, and recommend appropriate response options; 

Whereas the Philippine Government reported that 2.5 million 

people are in need of food aid; 

Whereas the United States is committed to helping the people 

of the Philippines recover and rebuild by providing $10 

million to the United Nations World Food Program for 

emergency food assistance to immediately reach the maximum number of affected Filipinos; 

Whereas the United States Government has dispatched immediate airlift of 55 metric tons of emergency food, and 


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will send a total of 1,020 metric tons of food in the coming weeks; 

Whereas U.S. Pacific Command forces have arrived in the 

Philippines and are supporting the transport of emergency relief supplies to affected areas, and are working 

in conjunction with the Philippine Government on searchand-rescue operations and to restore transportation links; 

Whereas the Filipino-American community in the United 

States has taken a leadership role in organizing private 

disaster relief efforts to help Filipinos affected by the 

storm; and 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of the Philippines are treaty allies and share a long history of 

friendship and commitment to core democratic values: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses deep sympathy to the people of 

3 the Philippines for the terrible loss of life and mas4 sive destruction as a result of Typhoon Haiyan; 

5 (2) expresses solidarity with the people of the 

6 Philippines and continued commitment to provide es7 sential assistance to help the Philippines recover 

8 from this tragedy; 

9 (3) expresses continuing support for relief and 

10 reconstruction assistance provided by relief agencies 

11 and the international community; 


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1 (4) commends the Filipino-American commu2 nity for its efforts to organize and deliver disaster 

3 relief for the people of the Philippines; and 

4 (5) encourages assistance by other nations and 

5 organizations to alleviate the suffering of the people 

6 of the Philippines and to assist them in rebuilding 

7 their homes and lives. 

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