,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #djd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ab1      
#bjac,mr4 ,royce 7for himself and ,mr4  
,engel7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing condolences   
and support for assistance to the       
victims of ,typhoon ,haiyan which made  
landfall in the ,republic of the        
,philippines on ,november #h1 #bjac4    
,whereas1 on ,november #h1 #bjac1       
,typhoon ,haiyan--known as ,yolanda in  
the ,philippines--made landfall in the  
central ,philippines causing massive    
destruction and loss of life2 ,whereas1 
as of ,november #aa1 #bjac1 ,typhoon    
,haiyan had caused nearly #b1jjj deaths1
 although the ,government of the        
,philippines expects the death toll and 
damage reports to increase in the days  
ahead as more information becomes       
available2 ,whereas ,typhoon ,haiyan    
displaced at least #dgh1jjj people1     

damaged #hj to #ij percent of all       
structures along its path--including    
#bh1jjj homes1 and affected #aj million 
people in #db provinces2 ,whereas #a1bgj
 evacuation centers have been set up1   
serving #ge1hjj displaced families1 and 
a total of over #cfg1jjj people2        
,whereas1 due to the complete           
devastation caused by ,typhoon ,haiyan1 
thousands are without access to basic   
supplies1 including food1 clean drinking
 water1 and medical equipment2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states immediately         
committed #bj million in assistance to  
support immediate response efforts1     
including procuring1 transporting1 and  
distributing emergency relief           
commodities for typhoon-affected        
populations2 ,whereas the ,united       
,states immediately dispatched disaster 
assistance response teams from the      
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development and the     
,department of ,defense to the          
,philippines to conduct initial damage  

assessments in affected areas of the    
,philippines1 liaise with other         
humanitarian and government actors in   
the country1 and recommend appropriate  
response options2 ,whereas the          
,philippine ,government reported that   
#b4e million people are in need of food 
aid2 ,whereas the ,united ,states is    
committed to helping the people of the  
,philippines recover and rebuild by     
providing #aj million to the ,united    
,nations ,world ,food ,program for      
emergency food assistance to immediately
 reach the maximum number of affected   
,filipinos2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 ,government has dispatched immediate   
airlift of #ee metric tons of emergency 
food1 and will send a total of #a1jbj   
metric tons of food in the coming weeks2
 ,whereas ,u4,s4 ,pacific ,command      
forces have arrived in the ,philippines 
and are supporting the transport of     
emergency relief supplies to affected   
areas1 and are working in conjunction   
with the ,philippine ,government on     

search-and-rescue operations and to     
restore transportation links2 ,whereas  
the ,filipino-,american community in the
 ,united ,states has taken a leadership 
role in organizing private disaster     
relief efforts to help ,filipinos       
affected by the storm2 and ,whereas the 
,united ,states and the ,republic of the
 ,philippines are treaty allies and     
share a long history of friendship and  
commitment to core democratic values3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 expresses    
deep sympathy to the people of the      
,philippines for the terrible loss of   
life and massive destruction as a result
 of ,typhoon ,haiyan2  7#b7 expresses   
solidarity with the people of the       
,philippines and continued commitment to
 provide essential assistance to help   
the ,philippines recover from this      
tragedy2  7#c7 expresses continuing     
support for relief and reconstruction   
assistance provided by relief agencies  
and the international community2  7#d7  

commends the ,filipino-,american        
community for its efforts to organize   
and deliver disaster relief for the     
people of the ,philippines2 and  7#e7   
encourages assistance by other nations  
and organizations to alleviate the      
suffering of the people of the          
,philippines and to assist them in      
rebuilding their homes and lives4