| R 184 |
| 2020 -- S 2770 Enacted 03/12/2020 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP DECLARE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC |
| Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Algiere, and Miller |
| Date Introduced: March 12, 2020 |
| WHEREAS, The World Health Organization most recently declared the Coronavirus |
| outbreak to be a global pandemic; and |
| WHEREAS, As of March 12, 2020, there have been approximately 133,065 Coronavirus |
| cases worldwide, with approximately 4,947 deaths. In the United States, according to the Centers |
| for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 1,319 Coronavirus cases and 38 deaths. All |
| of these numbers are expected to increase exponentially; and |
| WHEREAS, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approximately |
| $42.643 billion in the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that would instantly be available, if the |
| President declared a national emergency, to assist state and local governments in their efforts to |
| mitigate the Coronavirus Pandemic; and |
| WHEREAS, Declaring a national emergency would also allow FEMA to deploy |
| personnel to states and local communities to assist with planning and on-the-ground activities to |
| contain the Coronavirus; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby respectfully requests that the President of the United States declare a national emergency |
| for the coronavirus and urges the President and the Federal Government to work and consult |
| closely with State Governors and local leaders as we all work together to contain the Coronavirus |
| Pandemic; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of |
| the United States, and the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation, Senator Jack Reed, Senator |
| Sheldon Whitehouse, Representative James R. Langevin, and Representative David N. Cicilline. |
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