HRES 823 111th Congress House

Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October…

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Official title: Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009, and support for the WFP's mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world.

Introduced: October 13, 2009 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (House)

Oct 21, 2009

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

Oct 21, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11551)

Oct 21, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11551)

Oct 21, 2009

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 823.

Oct 21, 2009

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11551-11552)

Oct 21, 2009

Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Oct 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Oct 13, 2009

Introduced in House

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Latest action October 21, 2009

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Expresses condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009.

Reaffirms support for WFP's mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world, and commends the WFP people serving the poor across the world.

Recognizes: (1) that poverty can be exploited by extremists to create instability in Pakistan and the greater South Asian region; and (2) the critical role WFP plays in helping alleviate poverty.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Faleomavaega, Eni

· Oct 15, 2009

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Oct 15, 2009

Minnesota · Oct 13, 2009

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Oct 13, 2009

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Oct 13, 2009

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 823: Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009, and support for the WFP's mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-823/

MLA

"H. Res. 823: Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009, and support for the WFP's mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-823/.

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H. Res. 823, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-823/.

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[H. Res. 823: Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009, and support for the WFP's mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-823/)