,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #af1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,panetta 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4      
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4             
,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,cox of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4       
,fulcher1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4  
,hastings1 ,ms4 ,brownley of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mrs4      
,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,ms4 ,stevens1    
,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4       
,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,castro
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1  
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,ms4 
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4            
,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4      
,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4        
,correa1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4        
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4         

,calvert1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,larsen of   
,washington1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,levin of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4         
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4       
,walden1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1    
,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4    
,newhouse1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4         
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,schrier1   
,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4   
,rouda1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1    
,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,trone1   
,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4        
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,fudge1    
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,bishop of      
,utah1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1    
,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,miss ,rice of   
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4  
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,wenstrup1 ,mr4 ,heck1  
,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4    
,thompson of ,california1 and ,mr4      
,mc,nerney7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
longstanding partnership between the    

,united ,states and ,australia to share 
critical firefighting resources during  
times of crisis4  ,whereas ,australia   
and the ,united ,states have long held a
 unique relationship1 marked by         
diplomatic1 security1 and economic      
cooperation2 ,whereas ,australia and the
 ,united ,states celebrated #ajj years  
of mateship on ,july #d1 #bjah1 marking 
the #ajj-year anniversary of the ,battle
 of ,hamel1 which helped turn the tide  
of ,world ,war ,i2 ,whereas the ,united 
,states and ,australia have shared      
firefighting resources1 including       
specialist firefighters1 for over #ae   
years2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and 
,australia are experiencing some of the 
hottest and driest weather conditions on
 record1 exacerbating the threat of     
wildfires and contributing to longer    
wildfire seasons in both nations2       
,whereas over #ajj ,australian          
firefighters traveled to the ,united    
,states in ,august #bjah1 to assist with
 efforts to contain wildfires that      

threatened communities in ,california1  
,oregon1 and ,washington2 ,whereas over 
#bjj ,american firefighters have been   
mobilized to ,australia over the past   
month to help combat and contain        
devastating bushfires that have burned  
over #ab1ejj1jjj acres of land2 and     
,whereas multiple ,united ,states       
agencies1 including the ,bureau of ,land
 ,management1 ,forest ,service1         
,national ,park ,service1 ,bureau of    
,indian ,affairs1 and ,fish and         
,wildlife ,services1 have provided      
,american firefighters to help combat   
,australia's bushfires3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,house of             
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
value of the longstanding partnership   
between the ,united ,states and         
,australia to share critical            
firefighting resources during times of  
crisis2  7#b7 recognizes the efforts and
 bravery of ,australian firefighters who
 have not only risked their lives to    
fight wildfires in their own country but

 also helped contain several dangerous  
wildfires in ,north ,america2  7#c7     
recognizes the efforts and bravery of   
,american firefighters who have not only
 risked their lives to fight wildfires  
in their own country but have also      
provided their services to combat the   
bushfires currently ravaging the        
,australian continent2  7#d7 expresses  
full support for the people of          
,australia during the ongoing bushfire  
crisis2  7#e7 supports continued        
partnership between the ,commonwealth   
,scientific and ,industrial ,research   
,organisation and ,united ,states       
,federal agencies to share research1    
technology1 and best practices related  
to wildfire mitigation and suppression2 
and  7#f7 supports continued cooperation
 and greater collaboration between      
,australia and the ,united ,states to   
mitigate the underlying factors driving 
extended and more intense wildfire years
 in both countries4