,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,del,bene 7for herself1 ,mr4       
,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4            
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,washington1 
,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,smith of            
,washington1 ,mr4 ,hastings of          
,washington1 ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1    
,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 and ,mr4     
,reichert7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
condolences of the ,house of            
,representatives to the victims of the  
devastating landslide on ,march #bb1    
#bjad1 extending the thanks of those who
 took quick action to provide aid and   
comfort to the victims of the landslide1
 commending the resiliency of the       
affected communities for their strength1
 and committing to provide the necessary
 resources and to stand by the people of
 the affected communities4  ,whereas on 

,march #bb1 #bjad1 a massive landslide  
near ,oso1 ,washington1 in ,snohomish   
,county1 destroyed homes1 damaged public
 infrastructure1 and blocked the        
,stillaguamish ,river2 ,whereas on      
,march #bb1 #bjad1 the ,washington      
,emergency ,operations ,center activated
 and ,snohomish ,county1 ,washington1   
and ,washington ,state proclaimed a     
state of emergency2 ,whereas on ,march  
#ca1 #bjad1 ,governor ,inslee requested 
a major disaster declaration2 ,whereas  
on ,april #b1 #bjad1 the ,federal       
,emergency ,management ,agency 7,,fema7 
declared ,snohomish ,county in the      
,state of ,washington1 as well as the   
,sauk-,suiattle ,indian ,reservation1   
,stillaguamish ,indian ,reservation1 and
 ,tulalip ,indian ,reservation1 as      
eligible for ,,fema's ,public           
,assistance ,program2 ,whereas on ,april
 #b1 #bjad1 ,president ,barack ,obama   
declared ,washington ,state in a state  
of major disaster and approved the      
request made by ,governor ,inslee for   

,federal disaster assistance2 ,whereas  
#dc people have lost their lives1 and   
many more were injured that day and in  
subsequent recovery and cleanup efforts2
 ,whereas within a matter of seconds1   
#a4c square miles of earthen material   
rushed down the mountainside1 burying   
people in their homes under #dj feet of 
mud1 turning cars into scrap metal1     
depositing hazardous material and other 
debris in the trees1 river1 and soil1   
and forever affecting the lives of      
thousands of people2 ,whereas in small  
rural towns such as ,oso1 ,darrington1  
and ,arlington1 where this landslide    
occurred1 the impact of a disaster      
reaches far beyond the number of        
individuals who lost a family member or 
whose property was destroyed2 ,whereas  
the landslide engulfed #db homes        
completely1 and many more homes were    
damaged by flooding and debris2 ,whereas
 crops such as hay1 ,christmas trees1   
pasture land1 and dairies were damaged2 
,whereas sheep farms1 and other         

livestock were lost2 ,whereas this      
tragedy marks the third highest number  
of natural disaster related fatalities  
occurring in ,washington ,state ever1   
and the deadliest landslide in its      
history2 ,whereas the suffering and     
distress of these communities is        
ongoing1 particularly for those who lost
 loved ones1 homes1 and livelihoods2    
,whereas the local emergency responders1
 ,national ,guard1 ,,fema1 and many     
citizens from the affected communities  
have risked their lives to save others2 
,whereas the first responders in the    
affected communities1 and countless     
volunteers immediately came to the aid  
of those affected by the storms2        
,whereas those in the community offered 
their homes1 their time1 and their      
unwavering support to those affected2   
,whereas many tribes1 businesses1       
faith-based organizations1 and other    
volunteer organizations and charities   
have supplied the victims of the tragedy
 generously with food1 water1 financial 

support1 and shelter2 and ,whereas      
hundreds of volunteers and government   
employees from across the ,united       
,states have committed time and         
resources to help with recovery efforts3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,house of ,representatives--  7#a7      
expresses condolences to the victims of 
the devastating landslide on ,march #bb1
 #bjad2  7#b7 extends thanks to the     
first responders1 firefighters1 law     
enforcement personnel1 volunteers1 and  
medical personnel who took quick action 
to provide aid and comfort to the       
victims of the landslide2  7#c7 commends
 the resiliency of the affected         
communities for their strength2 and     
7#d7 commits to provide the necessary   
resources and to stand by the people of 
the affected communities4