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H.R. 4197 109th Congress House

Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005

Official title: To provide for the recovery, reclamation, restoration and reconstruction of lives and communities and for the reunion of families devastated by Hurricane Katri… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the recovery, reclamation, restoration and reconstruction of lives and communities and for the reunion of families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and to address the issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: May 17, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 27, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 27, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 27, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Nov 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Nov 2, 2005
Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, Small Business, Government Reform, and the Budget, 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.
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 Latest action March 27, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation. Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005 - Hurricane Katrina Victim Restoration Fund of 2005 - Provides for the determination of eligibility for compensation for any individual (or relatives of a deceased individual) who sustained economic or noneconomic losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina so that the individual (or relatives) are restored as nearly as possible to their condition before Hurricane Katrina.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan.

Provides for federal and state government to notify hurricane survivors of health risks they may face upon returning to their domiciles.

Provides for the offer of alternative land and/or housing as compensation to residents whose homes or businesses have been destroyed or terminally compromised.

Revises the TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 to provide for reimbursement of states for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits provided under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to families from other states affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Sets forth requirements relating to emergency extended unemployment compensation.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of emergency health coverage continuation relief.

Sets forth housing and education requirements.

Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Provisions of 2005 - Prescribes requirements for the protection of voting rights of Katrina evacuees.

Prescribes requirements for: (1) regulatory relief for financial services; and (2) disaster loans and small business relief.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for: (1) a tax credit for an eligible homebuyer who purchases a principal residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area; (2) an increase in the housing credit dollar amount; and (3) tax-exempt bonds for qualified Gulf Coast recovery projects.

Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief and Community Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to exempt victims of natural disasters, including small businesses, from certain requirements for debtors seeking relief.

Directs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a temporary flood insurance buy-in program.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should present, within six months, a plan to eradicate poverty in the United States by 2015.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 16
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 25
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Sep 29, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 25, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 17, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 2, 2006
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 28, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 28, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 16, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 15, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 15, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 15, 2006
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 15, 2006
Melancon, Charlie
· Feb 7, 2006
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Nov 18, 2005
Miller, Brad
· Nov 18, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 18, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 2, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Nov 2, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 2, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 2, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Nov 2, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 2, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Nov 2, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Nov 2, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 2, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 2, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 2, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 2, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 2, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 2, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Nov 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4197: Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4197/
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"H.R. 4197: Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4197/.
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