HRES 1066 111th Congress House

Recognizing the bravery and efforts of the United States Armed Forces, local first responders, and other members of Operation Unified Response for their swift and coordinated action in light of the…

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Official title: Recognizing the bravery and efforts of the United States Armed Forces, local first responders, and other members of Operation Unified Response for their swift and coordinated action in light of the devastation wrought upon the nation of Haiti after a horrific 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince and surrounding cities on January 12, 2010.

Introduced: February 3, 2010 See on congress.gov

International Affairs Caribbean areaCongressional tributesDisaster relief and insuranceForeign aid and international relief

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HaitiLatin AmericaMilitary civil functionsMilitary personnel and dependentsNatural disasters

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Feb 23, 2010

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 23, 2010

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 52).(text: CR H667-668)

Feb 23, 2010

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H696-697)

Feb 23, 2010

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Feb 23, 2010

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1066.

Feb 23, 2010

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H667-671)

Feb 23, 2010

Mr. Skelton moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Feb 3, 2010

Referred to House Foreign Affairs

Feb 3, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Feb 3, 2010

Referred to House Armed Services

Feb 3, 2010

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 23, 2010	House · vote #52	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Passed	406–0	See who voted →

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Latest action February 23, 2010

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the efforts of the U.S. Armed Forces, local first responders, U.S. public servants, and other members of Operation Unified Response for their actions to meet the needs of Haiti's citizens and government and facilitate the evacuation and medical attention of U.S. citizens impacted by the earthquake in Haiti.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 11

Halvorson, Deborah

· Feb 22, 2010

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Feb 22, 2010

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Feb 3, 2010

Alabama · Feb 3, 2010

Smith, Adam

Washington · Feb 3, 2010

Waters, Maxine

California · Feb 3, 2010

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Feb 3, 2010

Wittman, Robert J.

Virginia · Feb 3, 2010

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1066: Recognizing the bravery and efforts of the United States Armed Forces, local first responders, and other members of Operation Unified Response for their swift and coordinated action in light of the devastation wrought upon the nation of Haiti after a horrific 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince and surrounding cities on January 12, 2010.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1066/

MLA

"H. Res. 1066: Recognizing the bravery and efforts of the United States Armed Forces, local first responders, and other members of Operation Unified Response for their swift and coordinated action in light of the devastation wrought upon the nation of Haiti after a horrific 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince and surrounding cities on January 12, 2010.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1066/.

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H. Res. 1066, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1066/.

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[H. Res. 1066: Recognizing the bravery and efforts of the United States Armed Forces, local first responders, and other members of Operation Unified Response for their swift and coordinated action in light of the devastation wrought upon the nation of Haiti after a horrific 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince and surrounding cities on January 12, 2010.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1066/)