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Whereas more than 1,200,000 people were under some type 
of evacuation order, including New Orleans’ first manda-
tory evacuation in the city’s history; 
Whereas more than 1,000,000 Gulf Coast residents were dis-
placed, and many remain displaced to this day; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands were unemployed as a result 
of the devastation to businesses; 
Whereas more than 200,000 homes and 20,000 businesses 
from Louisiana to Florida were destroyed; 
Whereas an estimated 5,000,000 people were left without 
power, according to the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
Whereas major highways were destroyed, including the Inter-
state 10 Twin Span Bridge connecting the cities of New 
Orleans and Slidell in Louisiana and United States High-
way No. 90 bridges connecting Bay St. Louis to Pass 
Christian and Biloxi to Ocean Springs in Mississippi; 
Whereas the Louisiana Superdome sheltered an estimated 
25,000 to 30,000 evacuees and suffered roof leaks and 
other significant damage from strong winds; 
Whereas neighboring cities and States took in thousands of 
displaced residents and provided medical care and shelter 
at makeshift hospitals, such as the Katrina Clinic at the 
Astrodome (formerly named the ‘‘Reliant Center’’) in 
Houston, Texas; 
Whereas the United States Coast Guard rescued more than 
33,544 people and assisted with the evacuation of 9,409 
patients and medical personnel from 11 hospitals; 
Whereas the United States Armed Forces orchestrated one of 
the largest domestic rescue operations in history, with 
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command centers at the Emergency Operations Center in 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Louis Armstrong New Orle-
ans International Airport in Kenner, near downtown New 
Orleans, Louisiana, the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, 
Florida, and Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; 
Whereas the resident population of the Gulfport-Biloxi- 
Pascagoula, Mississippi, metropolitan statistical area was 
421,916 in March 2024, an 87-percent increase over its 
lowest point of 225,681 in 2006; 
Whereas the number of tourists who visited New Orleans was 
17,500,000 in 2022, up from 3,700,000 tourists in 2006; 
Whereas, on September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita, a Cat-
egory 3 hurricane, hit the Gulf Coast and caused 120 re-
corded fatalities, across Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, 
and Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center; 
Whereas Hurricane Rita inflicted catastrophic damage, esti-
mated at $10,000,000,000 in the States of Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Texas, making it one of the costliest 
storms in United States history; 
Whereas more than 2,500,000 people were under some type 
of evacuation order across Louisiana, Texas, and Mis-
sissippi; 
Whereas more than 1,000,000 Gulf Coast residents were dis-
placed, and many remain displaced to this day; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands of people were unemployed 
as a result of the devastation to businesses; 
Whereas more than 20,000 homes and 20,000 businesses 
from Texas to Mississippi were destroyed; 
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Whereas an estimated 2,000,000 people were left without 
power, according to the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
Whereas the United States Coast Guard rescued more than 
100 people and assisted with the evacuation of 4,000 pa-
tients and medical personnel from several facilities in 
Texas and Louisiana; 
Whereas the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, 
Salvation Army, America’s Second Harvest (now known 
as Feeding America), Catholic Charities, National Vol-
untary Organizations Active in Disaster, Southern Bap-
tist Disaster Relief, United Way, and other religious and 
charitable organizations provided crucial food, water, and 
hygiene products to victims; 
Whereas countless first responders, such as police officers, 
emergency medical personnel, and firefighters, from 
across the United States worked around the clock to pro-
vide care for and to protect the safety of residents from 
the affected communities; 
Whereas those affected have shown great resilience and 
strength to rebuild and restore their communities; and 
Whereas, although significant progress has been made in the 
Gulf Coast region, there is still more work to be done to 
address the challenges still attributable to the devastation 
caused by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its support to the victims of Hur-
ricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita; 
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(2) commends the courageous efforts of those 
who assisted in the recovery progress; 
(3) recognizes the contributions of communities 
in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Texas, 
and Georgia to the United States; and 
(4) reaffirms its commitment to rebuild, renew, 
and restore the Gulf Coast region. 
Æ 
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