IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 509 
Expressing support for the efforts of the Republic of Turkey, the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan, and the Lebanese Republic to provide housing, 
educational opportunities, health care, and other forms of humanitarian 
assistance to individuals and families displaced by the conflict in Syria. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 
Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the efforts of the Republic of Turkey, 
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the Lebanese 
Republic to provide housing, educational opportunities, 
health care, and other forms of humanitarian assistance 
to individuals and families displaced by the conflict in 
Syria. 
Whereas the Republic of Turkey and the Hashemite Kingdom 
of Jordan have maintained an ‘‘open door’’ policy for all 
displaced Syrians without any discrimination based on re-
ligious or ethnic origin, and Turkey has reportedly dedi-
cated $7,600,000,000 and Jordan has reportedly dedi-
cated $6,600,000,000 of their own resources to serve the 
housing, educational, and health care needs of refugees, 
among other things; 
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•HRES 509 IH 
Whereas the ongoing war in Syria has been among the most 
disruptive and costly of this century, having displaced 
more than one-half of Syria’s population as of September 
2015, including an estimated 4,100,000 refugees and an 
additional 7,600,000 internally displaced persons; 
Whereas according to the United Nations High Commissioner 
for Refugees (UNHCR) more than 1,700,000 Syrian ref-
ugees have been registered by the Republic of Turkey, 
more than 1,000,000 Syrian refugees have been reg-
istered by the Lebanese Republic, and more than 
646,000 Syrian refugees have been registered by the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; 
Whereas Turkey is hosting nearly 265,000 Syrian refugees 
and Jordan is hosting more than 112,000 Syrian refu-
gees in camps where they are working to provide food, 
health care, and educational services as well as psycho-
logical assistance, vocational training, and social activi-
ties; 
Whereas an additional 1,500,000 Syrian refugees are living 
in Turkey, an additional 1,100,000 Syrian refugees are 
living in Lebanon, and an additional 750,000 Syrians are 
living in Jordan, outside of refugee camps and thus must 
live on the economies of the respective countries; 
Whereas the governments of Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon 
are working to provide services to the refugees living out-
side of camps, but are facing significant strains on their 
public services, particularly health and education; 
Whereas well over 100,000 children have been born as refu-
gees in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon since the start of 
the conflict, and those that lack birth registration are at 
risk of statelessness; and 
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•HRES 509 IH 
Whereas Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon have made education 
a top priority for the refugee children, with more than 
208,000 Syrian students registered in Turkish schools, 
including 78,000 Syrian students in 25 Turkish refugee 
camps, over 120,000 Syrian students registered in Jor-
danian schools, including 19,000 Syrian students in 
schools at the Za’atari Refugee Camp, and more than 
112,000 Syrian students registered in Lebanese schools: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the leadership of the Republic of 
Turkey, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the 
Lebanese Republic in providing refuge and assist-
ance to the people and families fleeing the ongoing 
conflict in Syria, which has become the most com-
plex humanitarian crisis facing the international 
community; 
(2) recognizes the strain that hosting such sig-
nificant numbers of refugees can place on public 
services, particularly for education and health, and 
the need to mitigate the impact of these stresses on 
host communities; 
(3) expresses deep sympathy to Syrian refugees 
and their families for the loss of life, displacement, 
and massive destruction produced by the regional 
conflict; and 
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•HRES 509 IH 
(4) condemns the loss of innocent civilian life 
during the course of the conflict in Syria. 
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