IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1555 
Condemning the spreading of disinformation and malicious rumors that have 
led to threats against disaster response personnel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2024 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. IVEY, Mr. GOLDMAN of 
New York, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
SABLAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CARSON, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, 
Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CASE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the spreading of disinformation and malicious 
rumors that have led to threats against disaster response 
personnel. 
Whereas in 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed Executive 
Order 12127, which established the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA); 
Whereas FEMA serves the American public by helping people 
before, during, and after disasters; 
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Whereas under the Biden-Harris Administration, FEMA has 
worked to improve its disaster assistance programs; 
Whereas after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, there has been 
a reckless promotion of disinformation and malicious ru-
mors directed at the disaster response operations of 
FEMA; 
Whereas such disinformation has been spread through social 
media platforms and amplified, including by some elected 
officials; 
Whereas such disinformation has disturbed disaster survivors 
and potentially caused many such survivors to forfeit 
their deserved Federal support, both now and in the fu-
ture; 
Whereas disinformation and malicious rumors regarding dis-
aster response undermines the confidence in Federal, 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial officials and first re-
sponders; 
Whereas the promotion of disinformation and malicious ru-
mors compromises recovery for individuals and families 
who need help the most; 
Whereas safeguarding the integrity of disaster response ef-
forts is paramount to ensuring that survivors receive the 
assistance they need without hesitation or fear; 
Whereas FEMA depends on the cooperation and trust of sur-
vivors and communities to effectively deliver assistance; 
Whereas undermining FEMA’s operations not only delays re-
covery efforts but also compromises the ability of FEMA 
to respond to future emergencies; 
Whereas collaboration between Federal, State, local, Tribal 
and territorial governments is essential in combating 
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disinformation and ensuring accurate, timely information 
reaches those in need; 
Whereas in some places, disinformation and malicious rumors 
have created an unsafe atmosphere for FEMA employees 
to work continuously to assist Hurricane Helene sur-
vivors due to credible threats to safety; 
Whereas, during the weekend of October 11, 2024, FEMA 
employees in parts of North Carolina paused their door- 
to-door disaster assistance operations following a credible 
threat and ongoing disinformation; 
Whereas disinformation has led to antisemitic threats di-
rected at elected officials and Federal employees; 
Whereas disaster survivors should be supported by Congress, 
other elected officials, and candidates for elected office, 
who have a responsibility to ensure an effective response 
rather than create chaos and confusion; and 
Whereas it is unacceptable for leaders with national plat-
forms to promote disaster response disinformation and 
malicious rumors that have led to distrust, mass confu-
sion, anger, and credible threats to disaster response per-
sonnel: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the spreading of disinformation 
and malicious rumors that have led to credible 
threats against disaster response personnel; 
(2) condemns the actions of those individuals 
using disaster response disinformation and malicious 
rumors for political gain; 
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