IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 657 
Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the devastating thunder-
storms that caused severe flooding during August 2007 in the States 
of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. KIND, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Min-
nesota, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mrs. 
BACHMANN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. BRALEY of 
Iowa, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. WELLER of Illi-
nois, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HARE, Mr. JORDAN of 
Ohio, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, 
Mr. PETRI, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. ROSKAM, and Mr. LAHOOD) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the dev-
astating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding dur-
ing August 2007 in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Min-
nesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and for other purposes. 
Whereas during August 2007, severe thunderstorms were re-
sponsible for bringing as much as 18 inches of torrential 
rain to parts of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin, resulting in devastating floods; 
Whereas these storms tragically took the lives of 14 people; 
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Whereas these storms injured countless other people, dam-
aged or destroyed thousands of homes, and devastated 
businesses and institutions; 
Whereas on August 21, 2007, the Governor of Minnesota de-
clared Fillmore, Houston, Steele, Olmsted, Wabasha, and 
Winona Counties, Minnesota, to be in a state of disaster 
as a result of these storms, and subsequently Dodge 
County, Minnesota, received a Federal major disaster 
declaration as well; 
Whereas on August 20 and 21, 2007, the Governor of Wis-
consin declared Crawford, La Crosse, Richland, Sauk, 
and Vernon Counties, Wisconsin, to be in a state of dis-
aster as a result of these storms; 
Whereas on August 22, 2007, and in the days following, the 
Governor of Iowa declared Appanoose, Boone, Calhoun, 
Cherokee, Davis, Humboldt, Mahaska, Palo Alto, Poca-
hontas, Van Buren, Wapello, Wayne, and Webster Coun-
ties, Iowa, to be in a state of disaster as a result of these 
storms; 
Whereas on August 22, 2007, the Governor of Ohio declared 
Allen, Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam, Richland, 
Seneca, Van Wert, and Wyandot Counties, Ohio, to be in 
a state of disaster as a result of these storms; 
Whereas on August 24, 2007, and in the days following, the 
Governor of Illinois declared Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, 
Grundy, Lake, LaSalle, Kane, Knox, McHenry, Warren, 
and Will Counties, Illinois, to be in a state of disaster as 
a result of these storms; 
Whereas President Bush declared 7 counties in Minnesota, 7 
counties in Ohio, and 7 counties in Wisconsin to be major 
disaster areas as a result of these storms, and individuals 
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and families in these areas became eligible for Federal 
disaster assistance; 
Whereas numerous individuals and entities have selflessly and 
heroically given of themselves and their resources to aid 
in the disaster relief efforts; and 
Whereas the catastrophic injury, death, and damage in Illi-
nois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin would have 
been even worse in the absence of local relief efforts: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses heartfelt sympathy for the victims 
of the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe 
flooding during August 2007 in the States of Illi-
nois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; 
(2) conveys gratitude to the local, State, and 
Federal officials and emergency personnel who re-
sponded swiftly to the crisis, including emergency 
management teams in each of the affected States, 
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and David Paulison, Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency; 
(3) recognizes the generous and selfless support 
of citizens, local businesses, the American Red 
Cross, the United Way, Catholic Charities, and the 
Salvation Army; and 
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(4) reaffirms support to helping the victims of 
the flooding rebuild their homes and lives. 
Æ 
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