[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1159 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1159

   Supporting efforts to address the crisis faced by Haitian orphans 
             following the earthquake of January 12, 2010.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2010

Mrs. McCarthy of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Supporting efforts to address the crisis faced by Haitian orphans 
             following the earthquake of January 12, 2010.

Whereas the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, has had 
        devastating effects, leaving Haiti vulnerable and unstable;
Whereas the death toll in Haiti nears 250,000, leaving thousands of Haitians 
        with broken families and thousands of children parentless;
Whereas nearly 1,000 Haitian orphans were in the process of being adopted into 
        United States homes, and a total of nearly 20,000 orphans were in Haiti 
        prior to this tragedy;
Whereas the earthquake has created hundreds or thousands of newly orphaned 
        children;
Whereas many of these orphans have family in the United States;
Whereas thousands of Haitian children, now orphans, face an uncertain future for 
        adoption and await placement or reunion with their families either in 
        Haiti or the United States; and
Whereas the United States Department of State and Department of Homeland 
        Security have provided excellent leadership in relief efforts for the 
        Haitian people, and have worked tirelessly on behalf of orphaned 
        children in Haiti: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) remembers all of those lost and affected by this 
        tragedy;
            (2) commends the efforts of the United States Department of 
        State and Department of Homeland Security on behalf of orphans; 
        and
            (3) urges the Federal Government to continue to work to 
        improve the lives of Haitian orphans and to expeditiously 
        develop a safe, legal process to reunite Haitian orphans with 
        family members in the United States when possible.
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