IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1277 

Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the State of Israel, the 

Israel Defense Forces, and the Israeli people for their coordinated efforts 

to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in the aftermath 

of the devastating earthquake that struck the island nation on January 

12, 2010. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 20, 2010 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SHULER, Mr. 

ISRAEL, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ADERHOLT, Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 

MEEK of Florida, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BERRY, Ms. 

BERKLEY, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. FILNER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. KILROY, Mr. 

SCHAUER, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. WATSON, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 

HONDA, Mrs. HALVORSON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HALL of New York, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. QUIGLEY, 

Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HODES, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MELANCON, 

Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 

COSTA, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 

KISSELL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. 

KINGSTON, and Mr. BRALEY of Iowa) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the State 

of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces, and the Israeli people for their coordinated efforts to save lives and provide 


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relief to the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the 

devastating earthquake that struck the island nation on 

January 12, 2010. 

Whereas, on January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake 

struck the country of Haiti; 

Whereas the destruction of basic national infrastructure such 

as roads, hospitals, homes, and telephone lines made it 

extremely difficult to coordinate relief efforts in the aftermath of the earthquake; 

Whereas the State of Israel dispatched one of the first rapid 

response teams to arrive in Haiti and set up a fully functioning field hospital, which opened its doors to patients 

just 6 hours after Israeli personnel and equipment landed 

in Haiti; 

Whereas the Israeli team of 250 doctors, nurses, and relief 

workers saved hundreds of lives by providing advanced 

medical care to earthquake victims; 

Whereas the Israeli field hospital contained several wards, including an intensive care unit, a triage unit, an operating 

room and others; 

Whereas the Israeli field hospital in Haiti was recognized and 

lauded by international and American media for the professional, high quality, and advanced coordination of care 

it provided earthquake victims; 

Whereas the Israeli field hospital kept an advanced tracking 

system of all the patients it treated through the use of 

bar code scanners and was able to reunite patients with 

their families; and 

Whereas 8 babies were born in the Israeli field hospital in 

Haiti: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses its deepest condolences and sym3 pathy for the horrific loss of life and the physical 

4 and psychological damage caused by the earthquake 

5 of January 12, 2010; 

6 (2) expresses solidarity with Haitians, Haitian7 Americans, and all those who have lost loved ones or 

8 have otherwise been affected by the tragedy; and 

9 (3) commends and honors the efforts and gen10 erosity of the Israelis who worked on the ground in 

11 Haiti, the State of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces, 

12 and the Israeli people for their outstanding contribu13 tions to earthquake relief in Haiti. 

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