Title: Expressing solidarity with, and pledging support and assistance to, victims of Hurricane Harvey, commending the first responders and civilian volunteers who saved lives threatened by Hurricane Harvey, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Expresses: (1) condolences to those suffering as a result of Hurricane Harvey, (2) appreciation to the first responders and civilian volunteers and organizations that assisted persons in need, and (3) solidarity with the persons affected. Commits support and assistance in rebuilding their communities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 520 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 520

  Expressing solidarity with, and pledging support and assistance to, 
   victims of Hurricane Harvey, commending the first responders and 
civilian volunteers who saved lives threatened by Hurricane Harvey, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2017

Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
   Vela, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Al Green of 
Texas, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
Moore, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cicilline, 
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Eddie 
   Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Raskin) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing solidarity with, and pledging support and assistance to, 
   victims of Hurricane Harvey, commending the first responders and 
civilian volunteers who saved lives threatened by Hurricane Harvey, and 
                          for other purposes.

Whereas Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near the Texas 
        Gulf Coast late on August 25, 2017;
Whereas it is very unlikely that there will be another tropical storm or 
        hurricane named ``Harvey'' due to the extreme damage and devastation 
        caused by Hurricane Harvey along the Gulf Coast;
Whereas Hurricane Harvey dumped 21 trillion gallons of water on the State of 
        Texas in a 4-day period, including 11 trillion gallons of water on 
        Harris County, Texas, alone;
Whereas 70 percent of Harris County was covered by at least 1.5 feet of water 
        following Hurricane Harvey, flooding an estimated 136,000 structures;
Whereas, as a result of Hurricane Harvey, relentless rain inundated homes, 
        decimated roadways, and turned neighborhoods into unrecognizable lakes;
Whereas, as of August 31, 2017, record flooding was observed as a result of 
        Hurricane Harvey at a total of 19 river gauges of the National Weather 
        Service;
Whereas the flooding resulting from Hurricane Harvey is one of the worst 
        disasters in United States history, causing economic and property damage 
        in excess of $100 billion;
Whereas the volume of water generated by Hurricane Harvey could fill the 
        Astrodome more than 24,000 times and power Niagara Falls for 15 days;
Whereas Hurricane Harvey claimed at least 60 lives, and caused 44 deaths in 
        Houston, Texas, alone, including veteran police officer Sergeant Steve 
        Perez, 60, who worked for 34 years with the Houston Police Department, 
        the Saldivar family of 6 who perished while evacuating their home when 
        their van plunged into Greens Bayou, and Alonso Guillen, a DREAMER who 
        was born in Mexico but died in Houston when his boat capsized while 
        rescuing survivors of Hurricane Harvey flooding;
Whereas neither Houston nor any city in the Nation has ever experienced flooding 
        of the magnitude caused by Hurricane Harvey;
Whereas, during Hurricane Harvey, valiant emergency responders have been 
        overextended and civilian volunteers have become a critical source of 
        assistance in saving lives;
Whereas, as a result of Hurricane Harvey, authorities were forced to close major 
        freeways, airports, and schools;
Whereas the industrial corridor that runs from the upper Texas Coast to south of 
        Houston pumps more than $178.5 billion into the Texas economy and 
        creates more than 1 million jobs in Texas, according to a 2012 study; 
        and
Whereas the people of the United States are united in their resolve to rebuild 
        and restore the American homeland destroyed by Hurricane Harvey: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses condolences to those suffering as a result of 
        the devastating death toll and tragic destruction brought by 
        Hurricane Harvey;
            (2) expresses deep appreciation to the first responders and 
        civilian volunteers and organizations that performed heroically 
        during and after Hurricane Harvey in assisting persons in need; 
        and
            (3) expresses solidarity with the persons affected by 
        Hurricane Harvey and commits support and assistance in their 
        efforts to rebuild their communities.
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