IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 803 
Recognizing the longstanding partnership between the United States and 
Australia to share critical firefighting resources during times of crisis. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2020 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. TAKANO, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. COX of California, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. BERA, Mr. BOST, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. SCHRADER, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. 
TED LIEU of California, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. COOK, Ms. 
STEVENS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. KILMER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. 
JOYCE of Ohio, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. STANTON, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. MOONEY of West 
Virginia, Mr. CORREA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SWALWELL 
of California, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. VELA, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. CASE, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 
Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Mr. COSTA, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. PHILLIPS, 
Mr. ROUDA, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. BASS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. KIND, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Ms. WATERS, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. HECK, Ms. JUDY CHU 
of California, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. MCNERNEY) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the longstanding partnership between the United 
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•HRES 803 IH 
States and Australia to share critical firefighting re-
sources during times of crisis. 
Whereas Australia and the United States have long held a 
unique relationship, marked by diplomatic, security, and 
economic cooperation; 
Whereas Australia and the United States celebrated 100 
years of mateship on July 4, 2018, marking the 100-year 
anniversary of the Battle of Hamel, which helped turn 
the tide of World War I; 
Whereas the United States and Australia have shared fire-
fighting resources, including specialist firefighters, for 
over 15 years; 
Whereas the United States and Australia are experiencing 
some of the hottest and driest weather conditions on 
record, exacerbating the threat of wildfires and contrib-
uting to longer wildfire seasons in both nations; 
Whereas over 100 Australian firefighters traveled to the 
United States in August 2018, to assist with efforts to 
contain wildfires that threatened communities in Cali-
fornia, Oregon, and Washington; 
Whereas over 200 American firefighters have been mobilized 
to Australia over the past month to help combat and con-
tain devastating bushfires that have burned over 
12,500,000 acres of land; and 
Whereas multiple United States agencies, including the Bu-
reau of Land Management, Forest Service, National 
Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Fish and 
Wildlife Services, have provided American firefighters to 
help combat Australia’s bushfires: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) recognizes the value of the longstanding 
partnership between the United States and Australia 
to share critical firefighting resources during times 
of crisis; 
(2) recognizes the efforts and bravery of Aus-
tralian firefighters who have not only risked their 
lives to fight wildfires in their own country but also 
helped contain several dangerous wildfires in North 
America; 
(3) recognizes the efforts and bravery of Amer-
ican firefighters who have not only risked their lives 
to fight wildfires in their own country but have also 
provided their services to combat the bushfires cur-
rently ravaging the Australian continent; 
(4) expresses full support for the people of Aus-
tralia during the ongoing bushfire crisis; 
(5) supports continued partnership between the 
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research 
Organisation and United States Federal agencies to 
share research, technology, and best practices re-
lated to wildfire mitigation and suppression; and 
(6) supports continued cooperation and greater 
collaboration between Australia and the United 
States to mitigate the underlying factors driving ex-
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