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HRES 505 112th Congress House International Affairs Asia Congressional tributes Foreign aid and international relief Natural disasters Philippines

Expressing the sense of sympathy of the House of Representatives to those who perished or were displaced in the Philippines as a result of the December 16, 2011 flooding.

Introduced: January 3, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Feb 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Dec 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 20, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mourns with the people of the Philippines and all the areas affected for the loss of life caused by Tropical Storm Washi and the ensuing floods.

Conveys deepest sympathy to the relatives of the victims.

Reaffirms the longstanding U.S.- Philippines friendship.

Pledges support for disaster relief and to reduce further loss of life and suffering of the Filipino people.

Urges the U.S. government to work with the people and the leadership of the Republic of the Philippines during their recovery efforts.

What's happening now February 3, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Jan 3, 2012
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jan 3, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Dec 23, 2011
ROYCE, ED
· Dec 23, 2011
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 23, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 505: Expressing the sense of sympathy of the House of Representatives to those who perished or were displaced in the Philippines as a result of the December 16, 2011 flooding.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-505/
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"H. Res. 505: Expressing the sense of sympathy of the House of Representatives to those who perished or were displaced in the Philippines as a result of the December 16, 2011 flooding.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-505/.
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H. Res. 505, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-505/.
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