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Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna.

Introduced: September 27, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Commends the governments of the Caribbean countries and the Caribbean-American community for their efforts to assist the people of the region after the devastation caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna.

Supports the Administration's efforts to assist in coordinating international humanitarian assistance to help the people of the Caribbean region and to provide relief to affected communities, particularly in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos.

What's happening now September 27, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 438: Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-438/
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"H. Con. Res. 438: Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-438/.
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H. Con. Res. 438, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-438/.
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[H. Con. Res. 438: Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-438/)
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