HR1184: HR1184 Jamaica/Caribbean Diaspora; extraordinary humanitarian response and valiant efforts to provide disaster relief to residents of Jamaica following the landfall of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025; commend

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025, causing widespread damage and humanitarian needs. In response, members of the Jamaica/Caribbean Diaspora living in Georgia quickly organized to collect and send food, medical supplies, clothing, and other necessities to people in Jamaica. This resolution formally recognizes and thanks a long list of specific Georgia-based organizations, businesses, faith groups, and individuals who took part in these relief efforts, from setting up donation sites to shipping supplies. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to representatives of the Jamaica/Caribbean Diaspora. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or program; it is a formal statement of appreciation from the House of Representatives.

• Formally commends the Jamaica/Caribbean Diaspora in Georgia for organizing hurricane disaster relief for Jamaica.
• Names and honors dozens of specific organizations, businesses, faith-based groups, and individuals involved in the relief effort.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to diaspora representatives.
• Creates no new law, funding, program, or legal obligation; it is purely a statement of recognition.

The resolution names and honors specific Georgia-based groups and individuals in the Jamaica/Caribbean Diaspora, including nonprofits, businesses, churches, alumni associations, and volunteers who organized hurricane relief, as well as the Clerk of the House who must distribute copies of it.

While the resolution carries no legal or financial effect, it provides official public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to community groups and volunteers who organized disaster relief, which can boost visibility and support for their ongoing efforts.

• The preamble recounts Hurricane Melissa's landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, and the resulting humanitarian needs.
• A lengthy whereas clause lists dozens of named organizations, businesses, and individuals credited with organizing relief efforts.
• The resolving clause has the House of Representatives commend the Jamaica/Caribbean Diaspora for its relief work.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to diaspora representatives.

1. 2026-02-02House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-02House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-02House Hopper (House)

• Akbar Ali (D, HD-106)Primary sponsor
• Segun Adeyina (D, HD-110)
• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• Debra Bazemore (D, HD-069)
• Gabe Okoye (D, HD-102)

• Hurricane Melissa
• Jamaica disaster relief
• Caribbean diaspora
• legislative commendation