[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     SENATE RESOLUTION 155--ESTABLISHING MAY 2, 2015, AS A DAY OF 
 RECOGNITION FOR EBOLA ORPHANS TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN AND 
    FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE 2014 EBOLA OUTBREAK IN WEST AFRICA BY 
   PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE CHILDREN OF WEST AFRICA WHO HAVE BEEN 
    ORPHANED BY THE 2014 EBOLA EPIDEMIC, CELEBRATING THOSE WHO HAVE 
   RECOGNIZED AND ARE WORKING TO FULFILL THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, AND 
ENCOURAGING THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE 
                         PEOPLE OF WEST AFRICA

  Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 155

       Whereas the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa reached 
     epidemic proportions;
       Whereas the World Health Organization reports that there 
     have been over 14,800 laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola in 
     Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone as of April 19, 2015;
       Whereas the World Health Organization reports that there 
     have been over 10,800 deaths from Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, 
     and Sierra Leone as of April 19, 2015;
       Whereas the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 
     estimates that as of February 2015, nearly 11,000 children in 
     West Africa have lost 1 or both parents due to the 2014 Ebola 
     outbreak;
       Whereas some families reject Ebola orphans out of fear of 
     the disease;
       Whereas the United States authorized $750,000,000 to 
     support up to 3,000 United States troops in Monrovia, Liberia 
     to respond to the Ebola crisis; and
       Whereas United States citizens have given time and 
     resources to assist the people of West Africa, including 
     Ebola orphans: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes May 2, 2015, as a Day of Recognition for 
     Ebola Orphans, to promote awareness of the children of West 
     Africa orphaned by the 2014 Ebola outbreak;
       (2) supports the goals and work of those who are addressing 
     the developing Ebola orphan crisis in West Africa; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to consider 
     the needs of the children of West Africa who were orphaned by 
     the 2014 Ebola epidemic.

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