,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ebj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjag,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 
,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 
,vela1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4    
,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 (       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1
 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,ms4 
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 & ,mr4
 ,rask97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure        
,,resolution  ,express+ solid>ity )1 &  
pl$g+ support & assi/ance to1 victims ( 
,hurricane ,h>vey1 comm5d+ ! fir/       
respond]s & civilian volunte]s :o sav$  
lives ?reat5$ by ,hurricane ,h>vey1 & = 
o!r purposes4  ,:]eas ,hurricane ,h>vey 
made l&fall z a ,category #d hurricane  
ne> ! ,texas ,gulf ,coa/ late on ,augu/ 

#be1 #bjag2 ,:]eas x is v unlikely t !re
 w be ano!r tropical /orm or hurricane  
nam$ ,h>vey due to ! extreme damage &   
deva/ation caus$ by ,hurricane ,h>vey   
along ! ,gulf ,coa/2 ,:]eas ,hurricane  
,h>vey dump$ #ba trillion gallons ( wat]
 on ! ,/ate ( ,texas 9 a #d-;day p]iod1 
includ+ #aa trillion gallons ( wat] on  
,h>ris ,c\nty1 ,texas1 alone2 ,:]eas #gj
 p]c5t ( ,h>ris ,c\nty 0 cov]$ by at    
lea/ #a4e feet ( wat] foll[+ ,hurricane 
,h>vey1 flood+ an e/imat$ #acf1jjj      
/ructures2 ,:]eas1 z a result (         
,hurricane ,h>vey1 rel5tless ra9        
inundat$ homes1 decimat$ roadways1 &    
turn$ neighborhoods into unrecognizable 
lakes2 ,:]eas1 z ( ,augu/ #ca1 #bjag1   
record flood+ 0 obs]v$ z a result (     
,hurricane ,h>vey at a total ( #ai riv] 
gauges ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice2    
,:]eas ! flood+ result+ f ,hurricane    
,h>vey is "o ( ! wor/ disa/]s 9 ,unit$  
,/ates hi/ory1 caus+ economic & prop]ty 
damage 9 excess ( #ajj billion2 ,:]eas !
 volume ( wat] g5]at$ by ,hurricane     

,h>vey c\ld fill ! ,a/rodome m ?an      
#bd1jjj times & p[] ,niag>a ,falls = #ae
 days2 ,:]eas ,hurricane ,h>vey claim$  
at lea/ #fj lives1 & caus$ #dd dea?s 9  
,h\/on1 ,texas1 alone1 includ+ vet]an   
police (fic] ,s]geant ,/eve ,p]ez1 #fj1 
:o work$ = #cd ye>s ) ! ,h\/on ,police  
,dep>tm5t1 ! ,saldiv> family ( #f :o    
p]i%$ :ile evacuat+ _! home :5 _! van   
plung$ into ,gre5s ,bay\1 & ,alonso     
,guill51 a ,,dream] :o 0 born 9 ,mexico 
b di$ 9 ,h\/on :5 8 boat capsiz$ :ile   
rescu+ survivors ( ,hurricane ,h>vey    
flood+2 ,:]eas nei!r ,h\/on nor any city
 9 ! ,nation has ev] exp]i5c$ flood+ ( !
 magnitude caus$ by ,hurricane ,h>vey2  
,:]eas1 dur+ ,hurricane ,h>vey1 valiant 
em]g5cy respond]s h be5 ov]ext5d$ &     
civilian volunte]s h become a critical  
s\rce ( assi/ance 9 sav+ lives2 ,:]eas1 
z a result ( ,hurricane ,h>vey1         
au?orities 7 =c$ to close major         
freeways1 airports1 & s*ools2 ,:]eas !  
indu/rial corridor t runs f ! upp]      
,texas ,coa/ to s\? ( ,h\/on pumps m ?an

 #agh4e billion into ! ,texas economy & 
creates m ?an #a million jobs 9 ,texas1 
accord+ to a #bjab /udy2 & ,:]eas ! p ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates are unit$ 9 _! resolve  
to rebuild & re/ore ! ,am]ican homel&   
de/roy$ by ,hurricane ,h>vey3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses        
condol5ces to ^? suff]+ z a result ( !  
deva/at+ dea? toll & tragic de/ruction  
br\ght by ,hurricane ,h>vey2  7#b7      
expresses deep appreciation to ! fir/   
respond]s & civilian volunte]s &        
organizations t p]=m$ h]oically dur+ &  
aft] ,hurricane ,h>vey 9 assi/+ p]sons 9
 ne$2 &  7#c7 expresses solid>ity ) !   
p]sons affect$ by ,hurricane ,h>vey &   
commits support & assi/ance 9 _! ef=ts  
to rebuild _! communities4