[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 77 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 77

  Expressing the solidarity of the House of Representatives with the 
  families of the victims and those displaced by the heavy rains and 
                    widespread flooding in Colombia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2011

     Mr. Mack (for himself and Mr. Meeks) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
  in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the solidarity of the House of Representatives with the 
  families of the victims and those displaced by the heavy rains and 
                    widespread flooding in Colombia.

Whereas months of torrential rains have created the worst natural disaster in 
        the history of Colombia;
Whereas severe flooding has affected the lives of 2,300,000 Colombians leaving, 
        by United Nations estimates, more than 300 people dead and 400,000 homes 
        destroyed;
Whereas critical infrastructure and agricultural areas have been decimated, 
        ruining crops and devastating opportunities for legal Colombian business 
        opportunities;
Whereas the Government of Colombia estimates a cost of $6,600,000,000 for 
        recovery efforts;
Whereas the incentive to produce duty-free drug-crop substitutes, fostering 
        economic development in Colombia, is threatened by an uncertain fate for 
        the extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act 
        (ATPDEA); and
Whereas the peoples of the United States and Colombia share democratic values 
        and desire a mutually prosperous relationship: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) stands with the people of Colombia as they face the 
        devastating consequences of the flooding;
            (2) urges the renewal of the temporary extension of the 
        Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); and
            (3) calls on the President to engage in a relationship with 
        Colombia, a longstanding democratic ally of the United States, 
        that promotes economic growth and reinforces the fight against 
        drug trafficking.
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