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House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Commending the outstanding efforts by members of the United States Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development in response to the earthquake in South Asia that occurred on October 8, 2005.

H.Res. 561Introduced Nov 17, 2005Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Burton R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 1, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

25 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 25 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Melissa Bean (D-IL), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Robert Brady (D-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), John Lewis (D-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Curt Weldon (R-PA), Robert Wexler (D-FL), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-5 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.