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HR 4874 109th Congress House

Hope Housing Act of 2006

Official title: To authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management CommerceEmergency housingFloodplainsGovernment Operations and Politics
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H964)
Mar 3, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Mar 2, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 2, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H964)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hope Housing Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to place a manufactured home purchased by FEMA between August 1, 2005, and this Act's enactment date in a floodway or costal high hazard area or in a flood plain (without elevating such home up to the base flood level or without complying with specified decision-making processes and mitigation requirements) to house an individual displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

Bars civil actions against the federal government for damages related to the flooding of a home that is the subject of such placement. Requires the Director to provide any person provided such a home with written notice of the potential risks associated with such placement and such limitations on liability.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2619 Related bill Hope Housing Act of 2006
  • S 2343 Identical bill Hope Housing Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2
BOYD, ALLEN
· Mar 16, 2006
Cardoza, Dennis
· Mar 16, 2006
Chandler, Ben
· Mar 16, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 16, 2006
EDWARDS, CHET
· Mar 16, 2006
EMERSON, JO
· Mar 16, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Mar 16, 2006
Salazar, John
· Mar 16, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 16, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Mar 16, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4874: Hope Housing Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4874/
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"H.R. 4874: Hope Housing Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4874/.
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H.R. 4874, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4874/.
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