,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,h]nndez 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 
,mr4 ,neal1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,boyle 
( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4   
,soto1 ,ms4 ,p\1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,l>son (        
,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4
 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( 
,wa%+ton1 & ,mrs4 ,ramirez7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+
 ! eigh? anniv]s>y ( ,hurricane ,m>ia's 
de/ruction ( ,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  ,:]eas1 on       
,septemb] #bj1 #bjag1 ,hurricane ,m>ia  
made l&fall ne> ,yabucoa1 ,pu]to ,rico1 
z a ,category #d hurricane ) maximum    
su/a9$ w9ds ( #aee miles p] h\r1 :5     
,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9   
,isl&s 7 /ill recov]+ f ,hurricane      

,irma's impact j #ad days prior2 ,:]eas 
! (ficial dea? toll 9 ,pu]to ,rico f    
,hurricane ,m>ia is above #d1jjj1 mak+ x
 ! second deadlie/ /orm 9 ,unit$ ,/ates 
hi/ory2 ,:]eas ,hurricane ,m>ia caus$ a 
cata/rophic failure ( ,pu]to ,rico's    
electrical grid1 produc+ ! longe/       
black\t 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory t requir$
 ov] #aa mon?s to recup]ate1 & left     
millions ( ,pu]to ,ricans )\t p[] or    
basic s]vices2 ,:]eas communications 7  
crippl$ z #ie to #if p]c5t ( cell sites 
9 ,pu]to ,rico 7 out ( s]vice1 & #dh out
 ( #gh municipalities _h #ajj p]c5t (   
cell sites d[n1 ) outages p]si/+ mon?s  
lat]2 ,:]eas ,hurricane ,m>ia trigg]$ m 
?an #dj1jjj l&slides1 ) ! rural         
communities at ! m\nta9\s int]ior ( !   
isl& be+ hit ! h>de/2 ,:]eas critical   
wat] infra/ructure & dam safety 0       
?reat5$1 p>ticul>ly ! ,guajataca ,dam t 
prompt$ evacuation w>n+s affect+ #gj1jjj
 resid5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,pu]to ,rican       
agricultural sector suff]$ #hj p]c5t    
losses1 total+ #ghj1jjj1jjj1 ) !        

de/ruction ( ?\s&s ( planta91 banana1 & 
c(fee f>ms2 ,:]eas ,hurricane ,m>ia has 
be5 "o ( ! mo/ exp5sive natural disa/]s 
9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory1 ) damage        
e/imates z high z #aae1bjj1jjj1jjj2     
,:]eas ,hurricane ,m>ia caus$ massive   
displacem5t & migration1 ) an e/imat$ #d
 p]c5t ( ! population1 or #acj1jjj p1   
leav+ ,pu]to ,rico 9 ! aft]ma?2 ,:]eas  
,hurricane ,m>ia disproportionately     
deva/at$ vuln]able gr\ps1 includ+       
s5iors1 *ildr51 & individuals ) *ronic  
m$ical conditions1 limit+ _! access to  
m$ical c>e1 em]g5cy s]vices1 m$ication1 
& dialysis ma*9es1 & all #dg ( ,pu]to   
,rico's dialysis c5t]s lo/ p[]1 caus+   
critical disruptions 9 pati5t c>e2      
,:]eas ,hurricane ,m>ia ignit$ a sev]e  
m5tal heal? crisis across ,pu]to ,rico1 
z ! isl&'s suicide prev5tion hotl9e     
exp]i5c$ a #bdf-p]c5t increase 9 calls f
 individuals :o _h attempt$ suicide1 & !
 suicide dea? toll climb$ by #bi p]c5t f
 ! previ\s ye>2 ,:]eas ,f$]al support   
has be5 significant1 b long-t]m ef=ts   

are /ill ne$$3 :ile ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy   
,managem5t ,ag5cy has allocat$ ov]      
#bc1djj1jjj1jjj 9 public assi/ance to   
,pu]to ,rico's recov]y1 bureaucratic    
delays & bottl5ecks 9 disbursem5t h sl[$
 recon/ruction & prolong$ h>d%ip =      
affect$ communities2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t has        
allocat$ m ?an #bj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9        
,community ,developm5t ,block ,grant    
,disa/] ,recov]y funds1 b ov]sight f an 
,april #bjbd report by ! ,(fice ( !     
,inspector ,g5]al ( ,h\s+ & ,urban      
,developm5t id5tifi$ s]i\s bottl5ecks & 
delays 9 ! release & use ( ^? funds2    
,:]eas1 9 ! direct aft]ma? ( ,hurricane 
,m>ia1 ,/ates & municipalities ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates mobiliz$ to assi/ ,pu]to  
,rico 9 ! =m ( p]sonnel1 equipm5t1 &    
relief c5t]s2 ,new ,york deploy$ m ?an  
#dej utility & relief work]s2 ,florida  
e/abli%$ disa/] relief c5t]s = arriv+   
evacuees2 & ,/ates across ! ,nation     
facilitat$ aid ?r\gh ! ,em]g5cy         
,managem5t ,assi/ance ,compact2 ,:]eas  

nongov]nm5tal organizations provid$     
ess5tial humanit>ian assi/ance1 includ+ 
! ,r$ ,cross1 :i* di/ribut$ m ?an       
#aa1jjj1jjj meals & #b1gjj g5]ators1 &  
organizations su* z ,direct ,relief1 :i*
 suppli$ ov] #gj1jjj1jjj 9 m$ical       
supplies to hospitals & cl9ics on !     
isl&2 ,:]eas ! ,pu]to ,rican diaspora   
communities 9 ! ma9l& ,unit$ ,/ates 7   
in/rum5tal 9 relief1 advocacy1 &        
long-t]m recov]y ef=ts1 rais+ millions (
 doll>s f p]sonal donations1 coord9at+  
supply %ipm5ts1 & %elt]+ & employ+      
displac$ communities2 ,:]eas ! p (      
,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9   
,isl&s1 bo? on ! isl&s & across ! ma9l&1
 h demon/rat$ extraord9>y /r5g? &       
resili5ce 9 ! face ( enorm\s h>d%ip2    
,:]eas ! und]ly+ vuln]abilities t       
contribut$ to ! humanit>ian crisis 9    
,pu]to ,rico aft] ,hurricane ,m>ia      
cont9ue to exi/1 includ+ an und]res\rc$ 
heal? c>e sy/em & a sc>city ( m$ical    
speciali/s2 & ,:]eas ,pu]to ,rico       
cont9ues to suff] massive1 isl&wide p[] 

outages frequ5tly1 especially aft]      
,hurricane ,fiona 9 #bjbb & ,hurricane  
,er9 9 #bjbe1 und]scor+ ! ongo+         
infra/ructural fragility & ! urg5cy ( m 
resili5t recon/ruction3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
 ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7   
commemorates ! eigh? anniv]s>y (        
,hurricane ,m>ia1 honors ! memory ( ^?  
^: lives 7 lo/1 & /&s ) ! survivors 9   
,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9   
,isl&s :o cont9ue to endure its la/+    
impacts2  7#b7 urges ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy  
,managem5t ,ag5cy ,adm9i/rator to       
exp$ite ! full disbursem5t ( critical   
recov]y funds1 recogniz+ t e day ( delay
 prolongs h>d%ip & h9d]s ,pu]to ,rico's 
& ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s'        
recon/ruction2 &  7#c7 calls ^u         
,congress & ! ,adm9i/ration to          
prioritize resili5t infra/ructure       
inve/m5ts 9 ,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 includ+ mod]niz+  
its en]gy grid1 /r5g!n+ heal? c>e       
capacity1 & ensur+ equitable disa/]     
recov]y = future natural disa/]s4