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S 1684 109th Congress Senate Emergency Management Alabama Disaster relief Displaced persons Emergency housing Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Floods Government Operations and Politics Housing and Community Development Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Labor and Employment Louisiana Mississippi Texas Wages

A bill to clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina Survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement.

Introduced: September 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2005
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.
Sep 12, 2005
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 12, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to reimburse a state or local government in which an emergency shelter for Hurricane Katrina survivors is operating for expenses incurred (such as overtime wages paid to police officers to ensure the provision of adequate coverage to portions of the state or locality other than the emergency shelter), regardless of whether the expenses were incurred for goods or services provided at the shelter's location.

What's happening now September 13, 2005

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1681 Related bill A bill to provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina Survivors.
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1684: A bill to clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina Survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1684/
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"S. 1684: A bill to clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina Survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1684/.
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