[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 270 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 270

  Expressing the sense of the Congress to honor those in Pakistan who 
lost their lives as a result of the earthquake that affected South Asia 
                          on October 8, 2005.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 20, 2005

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas (for herself and Mr. Meeks of New York) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress to honor those in Pakistan who 
lost their lives as a result of the earthquake that affected South Asia 
                          on October 8, 2005.

Whereas on Saturday, October 8, 2005, an earthquake registering 7.6 in magnitude 
        struck Pakistan with an epicenter near Muzaffarabad, the capital of 
        Pakistani Kashmir, approximately 60 miles north northeast of the 
        nation's capital, Islamabad;
Whereas the death toll in Pakistan has been estimated at 25,000, with another 
        60,000 injured;
Whereas the earthquake was the strongest to hit the region in a century and has 
        severely stretched the resources of the Pakistani Government;
Whereas bad weather has halted initial relief operations to the tens of 
        thousands of injured survivors and the estimated 4,000,000 people who 
        have been affected;
Whereas the delivery of humanitarian assistance is constricted by the 
        mountainous area, cold weather, and damaged or collapsed infrastructure;
Whereas the survivors of the earthquake are in need of shelter, blankets, food, 
        medicine, and portable generators;
Whereas the international relief effort is growing as the United States and 
        other countries are sending supplies and assistance;
Whereas the earthquake damaged sanitation systems in the region, destroyed 
        hospitals, and left many victims with no access to clean drinking water, 
        making them more vulnerable to disease;
Whereas measles and waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea could 
        spread quickly among victims of the earthquake; and
Whereas measles, which is deadly for children, is already endemic in the region, 
        and only 60 percent of the children in the region have been inoculated 
        against the disease: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) mourns the lives lost as a result of the massive 
        earthquake that struck in Pakistan on October 8, 2005; and
            (2) recognizes that more needs to be done to ensure that 
        those who have survived the earthquake receive ready-to-eat 
        food, clean water, medicine (including antibiotics), and 
        electronic goods (including batteries).
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