H.C.R. No. 37 Summary

• Urges the United States Congress and President to take immediate action to secure the release of seventeen missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, consisting of sixteen Americans and one Canadian.

• Notes that the kidnappers released a video threatening to execute the hostages, including an eight-month-old baby, if their demands are not met.

• Emphasizes that gangs now control approximately half of Port-au-Prince and that kidnappings are alarmingly common in Haiti due to years of political upheaval.

• Directs the Ohio House Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the President, Secretary of Defense, Congressional leadership, Ohio's congressional delegation, and Ohio news media.