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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that additional assistance should be provided to the victims of Hurricane Floyd.

Introduced: September 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 1999
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 1, 1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 1, 1999
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11818)
Oct 1, 1999
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11818)
Sep 24, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 24, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11443-11444)
Sep 24, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the victims of Hurricane Floyd deserve the sympathies of people of the United States; and (2) additional assistance needs to be provided to such victims.

Commends the President, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secretaries of Agriculture, Transportation, and Commerce, the Director of the Small Business Administration, the Governors of Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, the National Guard, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard, and the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and other private relief organizations for their disaster assistance and relief efforts.

Urges the President to: (1) work with Congress to provide necessary funds for disaster relief; and (2) prepare and submit to Congress a report that analyzes the feasibility and cost of implementing a program to provide disaster assistance to such victims.

What's happening now October 1, 1999

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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