Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
Latest action · Oct 5, 2004 Received in the Senate.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 22, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseOct 4, 2004
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Commends: (1) the Caribbean governments for their efforts after the devastation caused by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne from August to September 2004; and (2) the efforts of the Caribbean-American community to provide relief to family and friends.
Supports U.S. efforts to assist in coordinating international relief efforts, particularly in Grenada, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Bahamas.
Urges: (1) the international community to provide emergency and reconstruction relief; and (2) the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to continue to make funding available to private volunteer organizations, United Nations agencies, and regional institutions and to provide assistance for housing and building code enforcement in the Caribbean countries.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2004 to Oct 4, 2004; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| R-NC | Cass Ballenger | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Sep 22, 2004 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 23, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2004 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2004Received in the Senate.
- Oct 4, 2004Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Oct 4, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7997-8000)
- Oct 4, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 496.
- Oct 4, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7997-7998)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1806, E1814, E1815 | Charles B. Rangel D-NY, Kendrick B. Meek D-FL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 6, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7997–H8000Text printed H7997 | Barbara Lee D-CA, Cass Ballenger R-NC, Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Maxine Waters D-CA, Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH | Oct 4, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7739 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Sep 29, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Bahamas
- Building laws
- Caribbean area
- Charities
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Disaster relief
- Economic assistance
- Emergency Management
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Haiti compilation
- Hispanic Americans
- Housing and Community Development
- Hurricanes
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International relief
- Jamaica
- Latin America
- Minorities
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Social Welfare
- Technical assistance
- United Nations
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2004Received in Senate
- Oct 4, 2004Engrossed in House
- Sep 22, 2004Introduced in House
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