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HR 4081 109th Congress House Emergency Management Accounting Appropriations Cost effectiveness Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Waste in government spending

Hurricane Assistance Accountability Commission Act

Introduced: October 19, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Oct 19, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 19, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hurricane Assistance Accountability Commission Act - Establishes the Hurricane Oversight Board to oversee expenditures of emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief to ensure that funds are used to assist only individuals in affected areas.

Allows a member of the Board to review a project and any proposed or existing expenditure of appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief under the member’s area of expertise and, with the agreement of a majority of Board members, disallow a project or expenditure considered ineffective or not cost effective.

What's happening now October 20, 2005

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

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