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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1059 

Honoring the heroism of the seven United States Agency for International 

Development and Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance supported 

urban search and rescue teams deployed to Haiti from New York City, 

New York, Fairfax County, Virginia, Los Angeles County, California, 

Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and commending their dedication and assistance in the aftermath 

of the January 12, 2010, Haitian earthquake. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2010 

Mr. MCMAHON (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. CLARKE, 

Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MEEKS of New York, 

Ms. WATSON, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. CONNOLLY of 

Virginia, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Ms. 

RICHARDSON, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PASCRELL, 

Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BARROW, 

Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mrs. HALVORSON, 

Mr. HARE, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. BOCCIERI, Mr. WALZ, Mr. ADLER

of New Jersey, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HIMES, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. 

WU, Mr. TEAGUE, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. KISSELL, Ms. TSONGAS, 

Mr. WEINER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. KILROY, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Ms. KOSMAS, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, 

Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, and Ms. DEGETTE) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

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•HRES 1059 IH 

eign Disaster Assistance supported urban search and 

rescue teams deployed to Haiti from New York City, 

New York, Fairfax County, Virginia, Los Angeles County, California, Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and commending their 

dedication and assistance in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010, Haitian earthquake. 

Whereas a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.0 on the 

Richter scale struck the nation of Haiti at 4:53 p.m. 

(local time) on January 12, 2010; 

Whereas the January 12, 2010, earthquake was the largest 

earthquake to hit the island-nation in over 200 years and 

has caused unconscionable loss of life, affected over 

3,000,000 people, and caused widespread physical devastation to buildings and infrastructure; 

Whereas United States urban search and rescue teams were 

immediately activated and deployed from Fairfax County, 

Virginia, Los Angeles County, California, and MiamiDade, Florida, to assist the United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID) Disaster Assistance 

Response Team (DART); 

Whereas New York City’s first responders asked the Office 

of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to activate 

a New York City urban search and rescue (USAR) shortly after the disaster struck; 

Whereas the 511 United States rescue workers comprised 

roughly one-third of the entire international USAR effort 

in Haiti; 

Whereas more than 130 people have been rescued from under 

the rubble in Haiti by the USAR units; 


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•HRES 1059 IH 

Whereas United States USAR units deployed to Haiti also 

trained many of the other foreign search and rescue units 

in Haiti; 

Whereas, on January 21, 2010, Assistant Secretary of State 

for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs David T. Johnson and New York City 

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide the Haitian 

national police, among other police forces, with training 

and technical assistance; and 

Whereas the search and rescue effort in Haiti officially 

transitioned to a long-term humanitarian relief effort on 

January 23, 2010: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the bravery and dedication of the 

3 United States Agency for International Development 

4 and Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance sup5 ported urban search and rescue teams, the seven 

6 best trained of these teams in the world; 

7 (2) congratulates the 511 United States rescue 

8 workers for the many lives they helped to save in 

9 Haiti; 

10 (3) recognizes the contribution of these teams 

11 not only in the lives that they directly saved, but to 

12 the international teams that they trained and to the 

13 people of Haiti; 


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1 (4) welcomes home the brave first responders of 

2 the United States urban search and rescue teams; 

3 and 

4 (5) views the work of such teams and volun5 teers as an important part of the Nation’s contribu6 tion to the recovery of Haiti. 

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