[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1262 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1262

Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the 
  victims of the fire at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2010

   Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
Baird, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Costa, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cao, Mr. 
      Cassidy, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Brady of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
 Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Woolsey, 
  Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. McMorris 
Rodgers, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wu, Mr. Hare, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. 
 Richardson, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
  Schrader, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
   Sablan, Mr. Ellsworth, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
 Guthrie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Wittman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
   McGovern, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Bright, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
   Boren, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
  Butterfield, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Teague, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
  Shuster, Mr. Engel, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Boozman, Ms. 
 Loretta Sanchez of California, and Mr. Pitts) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the 
  victims of the fire at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington.

Whereas the people of the State of Washington experienced a tragedy on April 2, 
        2010, when a fire occurred at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, 
        Washington;
Whereas a team of seven Tesoro employees was working in the refinery's naphtha 
        hydrotreater when the fire occurred;
Whereas three of these individuals died immediately in the fire, three more died 
        of their injuries, and one more remains in intensive care after 
        suffering severe burns;
Whereas the fire was quickly brought under control by Tesoro's fire control team 
        and local first responders;
Whereas Federal, State and local government agencies, including the Chemical 
        Safety Board, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the 
        Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, are conducting 
        investigations to determine the cause of the incident and to ensure that 
        the risk of similar incidents is minimized in the future;
Whereas the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes has temporarily shut down due to the 
        damage sustained; and
Whereas Tesoro and the Skagit Community Foundation have established the Tesoro 
        Anacortes Refinery Survivors Fund, and the United Steelworkers Local 12-
        591 has established the Tesoro Incident Family Fund to support the 
        victims of the fire and their families: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses condolences to the families, friends, and 
        loved ones of the victims of the fire at the Tesoro refinery in 
        Anacortes, Washington;
            (2) honors Matthew C. Bowen, Darrin J. Hoines, Daniel J. 
        Aldridge, Kathryn Powell, Lew Janz, and Donna Van Dreumel who 
        died as a result of the fire;
            (3) offers best wishes to Matt Gumbel, who suffered severe 
        burns and is recovering at Harborview Medical Center in 
        Seattle; and
            (4) expresses sympathies to the people of Anacortes, the 
        entire State of Washington, and the Nation who grieve for the 
        victims.
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