Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the urgency of providing adequate assistance to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana devastated by severe flooding as a result of torrential rains from late December 2004 to January 2005.
Latest action · Mar 17, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Commends the people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Guyanese-Americans, and international organizations for their efforts to respond to the devastation caused by the severe flooding from late December 2004 to January 2005 in Guyana.
Supports U.S. and international coordinated efforts to assist the people of Guyana.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Mar 17, 2005, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 17, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
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- Charitable contributions
- Charities
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Disaster relief
- Economic assistance
- Emergency Management
- Floods
- Guyana
- Hispanic Americans
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International relief
- Latin America
- Minorities
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Social Welfare
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