,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #h1      
#bjaf,mr4 ,pascrell 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,tiberi1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,thompson 
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,nevada1  
,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,ms4 
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4          
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4        
,barletta1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4   
,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1   
and ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,expressing condolences to the people of
 ,italy and support for the ,government 
of ,italy in the aftermath of the       
devastating earthquake that struck the  
,lazio and ,marche regions of ,italy4   
,whereas in the early morning hours of  
,august #bd1 #bjaf1 a #f4b-magnitude    
earthquake struck the ,lazio and ,marche
 regions in central ,italy1 killing over

 #bej people1 and displacing over #a1jjj
 people2 ,whereas the epicenter of the  
earthquake was the town of ,norcia1     
located about #gj miles northeast of    
,rome1 and massive destruction was      
reported in ,amatrice1 ,arquata1        
,accumoli1 ,pescara del ,tronto1 and    
other surrounding villages2 ,whereas    
hundreds of aftershocks continue to rock
 the region1 making rescue and recovery 
efforts even more challenging2 ,whereas 
this marks the largest earthquake in    
,italy since #bjji2 ,whereas the        
earthquake flattened houses1 buckled    
roads1 and damaged centuries-old        
buildings1 including a #aeth century    
church of ,st4 ,augustine in ,amatrice2 
,whereas ,amatrice is well-known for its
 annual two-day ,festival of the        
,spaghetti all',amatriciana to celebrate
 one of ,italy's most famous pasta      
dishes2 ,whereas humanitarian aid       
agencies in the ,united ,states and     
around the world are mobilizing to      
provide much needed assistance to the   

relief and recovery efforts2 and        
,whereas ,president ,barack ,obama has  
expressed his condolences1 and those of 
the people of the ,united ,states1 to   
families that have lost loved ones1     
praised the quick action of first       
responders and volunteers1 and assured  
,italian ,president ,sergio ,mattarella 
that the ,united ,states stands ready to
 help ,italy in this time of need3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives-- 7#a7 mourns the loss 
of life and expresses its deepest       
condolences to the families of those    
killed and injured in the earthquake in 
,italy on ,august #bd1 #bjaf2  7#b7     
recognizes the deep and binding ties    
between the ,united ,states and ,italy  
and expresses continued solidarity with 
the people of ,italy during this time of
 crisis2  7#c7 applauds the courageous  
actions of the first responders and     
volunteers2  7#d7 supports ,president   
,obama's offer of the assistance of the 
,united ,states to ,italy in response to

 this devastating event2  7#e7 urges the
 people of the ,united ,states to       
generously support those humanitarian   
aid agencies working to assist the      
people of ,italy in this time of need2  
7#f7 commends the many ,united ,states  
organizations1 including the ,national  
,italian-,american ,foundation1 working 
to demonstrate support and solidarity   
with the ,italian people and raising    
funds to aid in the rebuilding and      
relief efforts2 and  7#g7 expresses     
gratitude to the people of the ,united  
,states who have generously supported   
those humanitarian aid agencies working 
tirelessly to assist the people of      
,italy in this time of need4