Whereas, in August and September of 2017, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma reached the shores of the United States and wreaked havoc on the States of Texas, Louisiana, and Florida; Whereas, in September of 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands; Whereas, as a result of these hurricanes, a major Federal disaster was declared for Texas on August 25, 2017, for the United States Virgin Islands on September 7, 2017, and for Florida and Puerto Rico on September 10, 2017; Whereas a Federal emergency was declared for Louisiana on August 28, 2017; Whereas, as of September 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have been responsible for the deaths of more than 150 individuals; Whereas, as a result of Hurricane Harvey— (1) many communities in Texas and Louisiana were flooded and without electrical power for extended periods of time and an entire city in Texas, with a population of 118,000, lost access to drinking water; (2) some weather gauges in the State of Texas measured more than 50 inches of rainfall between the evening of Thursday, August 24, 2017, and the afternoon of Tuesday, August 29, 2017; (3) more than 4,500,000,000,000 liters of water fell in Harris County in Texas in only 100 hours; (4) in the State of Texas alone, more than 130,000 residences were destroyed; and (5) more than 1,000,000 vehicles in Texas were destroyed; Whereas, as a result of Hurricane Irma— (1) nearly 13,000,000 people in Florida were left without electrical power; (2) an estimated 90 percent of the homes in the Florida Keys were damaged or destroyed; (3) Florida’s $8,600,000,000 citrus industry faces crop losses of 70 percent, with some growers experiencing losses of 90 percent or more; (4) the maritime culture of Florida has been severely impacted, including— (A) the disruption of commercial fishing, trapping, and aquaculture; (B) the loss of recreational fishing opportunities for residents and tourists; (C) widespread debris limiting safe navigation in waterways and channels