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Hurricane Katrina Mental Health Relief Act of 2005

Introduced: September 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7823)
Sep 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 8, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 8, 2005
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7719)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hurricane Katrina Mental Health Relief Act of 2005 - Requires 10% of all disaster relief funds provided in any Act enacted on or after September 8, 2005, in response to Hurricane Katrina be available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for reimbursements of mental health professionals for the outpatient treatment of victims and first responders for stress, trauma, and other mental health conditions arising out of, or complicated by, Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Makes such reimbursements available: (1) for services furnished during the two-year period beginning on August 29, 2005; and (2) to States to cover costs of such treatment provided to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) beneficiaries.

What's happening now September 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3708: Hurricane Katrina Mental Health Relief Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3708/
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"H.R. 3708: Hurricane Katrina Mental Health Relief Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3708/.
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H.R. 3708, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3708/.
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