,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ceg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbe,mr4  
,cassidy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k5n$y7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #bj?         
anniv]s>y ( ,hurricane ,katr9a4  ,:]eas1
 on ,augu/ #bi1 #bjje1 ,hurricane       
,katr9a inflict$ cata/rophic damage z a 
,category #c hurricane & caus$ damage   
exce$+ #bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ! ,/ates (    
,l\isiana1 ,mississippi1 ,alabama1 &    
,florida1 mak+ x "o ( ! co/lie/ /orms 9 
! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas      
,hurricane ,katr9a 0 "o ( ! deadlie/    
hurricanes 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ) a record$ #a1hbb fatalities1 includ+ 
#a1egg 9 ,l\isiana1 #bch 9 ,mississippi1
 #ad 9 ,florida1 #b 9 ,georgia1 & #b 9  
,alabama1 accord+ to ! ,national        
,hurricane ,c5t]2 ,:]eas ,hurricane     
,katr9a's /orm surge1 :i* exce$$ #bj    
feet 9 "s places1 caus$ #ec brea*es 9 ! 
levee sy/em ( ,new ,orleans1 & ! levee  

failure result$ 9 ! flood+ ( #hj p]c5t (
 ! city2 ,:]eas1 m ?an #a1bjj1jjj       
individuals 7 "u "s type ( evacuation   
ord]1 includ+ ! fir/ m&atory evacuation 
9 ! hi/ory ( ,new ,orleans2 ,:]eas      
non-em]g5cy m$ical employees %elt]$ 9   
place at hospitals to provide c>e & help
 move pati5ts to high] gr\nd2 ,:]eas t5s
 ( ?\s&s ( homes & bus9esses f ,l\isiana
 to ,florida 7 de/roy$ by ! flood+2     
,:]eas #c1jjj1jjj individuals 7 left )\t
 electricity = weeks2 ,:]eas major      
highways 7 de/roy$1 includ+ ! ,int]/ate 
#aj ,tw9 ,span ,bridge connect+ ! cities
 ( ,new ,orleans & ,slidell 9 ,l\isiana2
 ,:]eas ! ,l\isiana ,sup]dome %elt]$    
#bf1jjj evacuees & suff]$ ro( leaks &   
o!r significant damage f /rong w9ds2    
,:]eas ,hurricane ,katr9a affect$ e "p (
 ,l\isiana1 & ?\s&s ( survivors %elt]$ 9
 ! ,baton ,r\ge ,riv] ,c5t]1 ! ,bossi]  
,city ,civic ,c5t]1 & ! ,monroe ,civic  
,c5t]1 & additionally1 _m evacuees      
%elt]$ ) fri5ds & family2 ,:]eas1 foll[+
 ! deva/ation ( ,hurricane ,katr9a1     

m$ical resid5ts & faculty1 z well z     
grassroots organizations1 quickly       
mobiliz$ to provide imm$iate heal? c>e  
s]vices to hurricane evacuees2 ,:]eas   
neighbor+ cities & ,/ates took 9 ?\s&s (
 displac$ resid5ts & provid$ m$ical c>e 
& %elt] at make-%ift hospitals1 su* z ! 
,katr9a ,cl9ic at ! ,a/rodome 9 ,h\/on1 
,texas2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,r$ ,cross1   
,habitat = ,humanity1 ! ,salvation      
,army1 ,am]ica's ,second ,h>ve/ 7n[ kn[n
 z ,fe$+ ,am]ica71 ,em]g5cy             
,communities1 ,ca?olic ,*>ities1 ,pa/ors
 ,res\rce ,c\ncil ,compassion1 ,s\!rn   
,bapti/ ,disa/] ,relief1 & o!r *>itable 
organizations provid$ crucial food1     
wat]1 & hygi5e products to victims2     
,:]eas1 m ?an #gj c\ntries &            
int]national organizations pl$g$ monet>y
 donations 9 excess ( #hed1jjj1jjj2     
,:]eas improv$ levees are an ess5tial   
aspect ( provid+ ,category #e-;equival5t
 hurricane protection2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjji1 
! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s deliv]$ a plan
 = provid+ coa/al ,l\isiana ) ,category 

#e-;equival5t hurricane protection2     
,:]eas1 9 ! aft]ma? ( ,hurricane        
,katr9a1 m ?an #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj 0 inve/$ 
into ,l\isiana's levee sy/em1 & ! ,army 
,corps ( ,eng9e]s con/ruct$ /rong]      
levees by replac+ fail$ ,i-,wall design 
floodwalls ) /rong] ,t-wall or ,l-wall  
design floodwalls & re9=c$ ! mo/        
vuln]able undamag$ ,i-,walls & surge    
protection closures2 ,:]eas ! inve/m5t 9
 ,l\isiana's levees paid (f1 &          
,l\isiana's levees h held ?r\gh multiple
 /orms s9ce _! improvem5t foll[+        
,hurricane ,katr9a2 ,:]eas ,l\isiana has
 improv$ evacuation r\tes1 h>d5$ its    
electric grid1 & secur$ coa/al resili5cy
 grants & flood mitigation assi/ance    
grants to be bett] prep>$ = ! next major
 hurricane2 ,:]eas enhanc+ flood        
mitigation measures & ensur+ !          
af=dability ( flood insurance w /r5g!n !
 resili5cy ( vuln]able communities & !  
broad] ,gulf ,coa/ region1 9 p>ticul>2 &
 ,:]eas ! resili5cy ( ! resid5ts ( ,new 
,orleans & ! p ( ,l\isiana all[$ _!     

culture1 h]itage1 & id5tity to endure3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
commemorates ! victims ( ,hurricane     
,katr9a2  7#b7 comm5ds ! c\rage\s ef=ts 
( ^? :o assi/$ 9 ! recov]y ef=ts2  7#c7 
recognizes ! contributions ( !          
communities 9 ,l\isiana & across !      
,unit$ ,/ates = provid+ %elt] &         
assi/ance to survivors2 &  7#d7         
reaffirms its commitm5t to protect+ !   
,gulf ,coa/ region f future /orms4