[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 404 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 404

  Expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of 
 Typhoon Haiyan which made landfall in the Republic of the Philippines 
                          on November 8, 2013.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2013

     Mr. Royce (for himself and Mr. Engel) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of 
 Typhoon Haiyan which made landfall in the Republic of the Philippines 
                          on November 8, 2013.

Whereas, on November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan--known as Yolanda in the 
        Philippines--made landfall in the central Philippines causing massive 
        destruction and loss of life;
Whereas, as of November 11, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan had caused nearly 2,000 deaths, 
        although the Government of the Philippines expects the death toll and 
        damage reports to increase in the days ahead as more information becomes 
        available;
Whereas Typhoon Haiyan displaced at least 478,000 people, damaged 80 to 90 
        percent of all structures along its path--including 28,000 homes, and 
        affected 10 million people in 42 provinces;
Whereas 1,270 evacuation centers have been set up, serving 75,800 displaced 
        families, and a total of over 367,000 people;
Whereas, due to the complete devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan, thousands are 
        without access to basic supplies, including food, clean drinking water, 
        and medical equipment;
Whereas the United States immediately committed $20 million in assistance to 
        support immediate response efforts, including procuring, transporting, 
        and distributing emergency relief commodities for typhoon-affected 
        populations;
Whereas the United States immediately dispatched disaster assistance response 
        teams from the United States Agency for International Development and 
        the Department of Defense to the Philippines to conduct initial damage 
        assessments in affected areas of the Philippines, liaise with other 
        humanitarian and government actors in the country, and recommend 
        appropriate response options;
Whereas the Philippine Government reported that 2.5 million people are in need 
        of food aid;
Whereas the United States is committed to helping the people of the Philippines 
        recover and rebuild by providing $10 million to the United Nations World 
        Food Program for emergency food assistance to immediately reach the 
        maximum number of affected Filipinos;
Whereas the United States Government has dispatched immediate airlift of 55 
        metric tons of emergency food, and will send a total of 1,020 metric 
        tons of food in the coming weeks;
Whereas U.S. Pacific Command forces have arrived in the Philippines and are 
        supporting the transport of emergency relief supplies to affected areas, 
        and are working in conjunction with the Philippine Government on search-
        and-rescue operations and to restore transportation links;
Whereas the Filipino-American community in the United States has taken a 
        leadership role in organizing private disaster relief efforts to help 
        Filipinos affected by the storm; and
Whereas the United States and the Republic of the Philippines are treaty allies 
        and share a long history of friendship and commitment to core democratic 
        values: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses deep sympathy to the people of the 
        Philippines for the terrible loss of life and massive 
        destruction as a result of Typhoon Haiyan;
            (2) expresses solidarity with the people of the Philippines 
        and continued commitment to provide essential assistance to 
        help the Philippines recover from this tragedy;
            (3) expresses continuing support for relief and 
        reconstruction assistance provided by relief agencies and the 
        international community;
            (4) commends the Filipino-American community for its 
        efforts to organize and deliver disaster relief for the people 
        of the Philippines; and
            (5) encourages assistance by other nations and 
        organizations to alleviate the suffering of the people of the 
        Philippines and to assist them in rebuilding their homes and 
        lives.
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