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Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2005

Introduced: September 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 15, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2005 - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Office of Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Makes the CFO responsible for the efficient and effective use of federal funds in all activities relating to the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

Requires the CFO to strive to ensure that priority in the distribution of federal: (1) relief funds is given to individuals and organizations most in need of financial assistance; and (2) reconstruction funds is given to business entities based in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or business entities that hire workers who resided in those States before August 29, 2005.

What's happening now September 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
SOUDER, MARK
· Oct 26, 2005
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 27, 2005
Barrett, J.
· Sep 27, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 27, 2005
Ryan, Paul
· Sep 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3813: Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3813/
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"H.R. 3813: Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3813/.
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