H.Res. 492: Mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005, in Pakistan and India, expressing the condolences of the American people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected.

H.Res. 492: Mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005, in Pakistan and India, expressing the condolences of the American people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-10-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-10-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 526 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES492 (2005-10-18), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005, in Pakistan and India, expressing the condolences of the American people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) mourns the tragic loss of life and horrendous suffering caused by the earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005, in Pakistan and India; (2) expresses the deepest condolences of the American people to the families, communities, and governments of the tens of thousands of individuals who lost their lives, and gratitude and respect for the work of all individuals providing aid, relief and assistance, including U.S. civilian and military personnel; (3) welcomes and commends the prompt international humanitarian response to the earthquake by the governments of many countries, the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations; and (4) supports the actions to assist the victims taken by the President and the federal government to provide all appropriate assistance to the governments and people of the affected region.

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Mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005, in Pakistan and India, expressing the condolences of the American people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · 9 cosponsors

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House roll call 526 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES492 (2005-10-18): Passed

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres492.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres492 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109