IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1195 
Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of the People’s Republic 
of China for the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by 
the earthquake of May 12, 2008, in Sichuan Province. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2008 
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BERMAN, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
LAMPSON, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. KIRK, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. LARSON of 
Connecticut, Mr. TERRY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DREIER, and 
Ms. FALLIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of the 
People’s Republic of China for the grave loss of life 
and vast destruction caused by the earthquake of May 
12, 2008, in Sichuan Province. 
Whereas on Monday, May 12, 2008, at 2:28 p.m. local time, 
a massive earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale 
struck a mountainous region of Sichuan Province in 
southwest China; 
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Whereas the epicenter of the earthquake was Wenchuan 
County, 60 miles northwest of the provincial capital of 
Chengdu; 
Whereas the earthquake destroyed 80 percent of structures in 
some of the towns and small cities near the epicenter; 
Whereas the death toll is currently estimated to exceed 
12,000 and is expected to rise as the scope of the damage 
becomes clearer; 
Whereas tens of thousands of people across southwest China 
remain buried beneath rubble, and hundreds of thousands 
of people are injured or homeless; 
Whereas an estimated 900 eighth and ninth grade students 
and their teachers remain trapped, with as many as hun-
dreds dead, after a school collapsed in Dujiangyan, a 
county located southeast of the epicenter; 
Whereas another school with up to 1,000 students and teach-
ers inside collapsed in the city of Mianyang; 
Whereas two chemical plants have collapsed in Shifang, 
northeast of the epicenter, spilling 80 tons of toxic am-
monia; 
Whereas more than 150 people have been killed in the prov-
inces of Gansu and Shaanxi, and in Chongqing munici-
pality; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China has mobilized 50,000 
police and civilian rescue workers, who have been working 
tirelessly in disaster areas to aid in rescue and recovery 
efforts; 
Whereas the tremors of the powerful earthquake were felt as 
far south as Vietnam and Thailand and set off another, 
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smaller earthquake near the outskirts of Beijing, 900 
miles away; 
Whereas the earthquake is China’s largest natural disaster 
since a previous earthquake struck the city of Tangshan 
in eastern China in 1976; and 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China has said that it is 
spending $120 million on rescue efforts and that it would 
accept international aid to cope with the disaster: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) extends its condolences and sympathy to the 
people of the People’s Republic of China for the 
grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by the 
massive earthquake centered in Sichuan Province; 
(2) vows its full support for the people of the 
People’s Republic of China as well as the members 
of the Chinese American community in the United 
States who have relatives in the affected areas of 
China; and 
(3) expresses confidence that the people of the 
People’s Republic of China will come together to 
help those in need and succeed in overcoming the 
hardships incurred because of this tragedy. 
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