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IV 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 285 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2005 Mrs. Schmidt submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Congress that the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes.

That it is the sense of the Congress that— (1)following the tragedies of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes establishing minimum standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings and other structures to mitigate against future disasters, increase public safety, and enhance the rebuilding of such States; and (2)such minimum standards should be at least as comprehensive as the model building standards and codes developed by the International Code Council.