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A bill to modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane…

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A bill to modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: September 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate more than $100 million in a state for a fiscal year under the emergency relief program for projects for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. (Effectively, modifies the $100 million limit that may be obligated from such program in any fiscal year for such projects). Sets the federal share of project costs at 100%. Authorizes appropriations in the amount of $2.9 billion for the emergency relief program.

What's happening now September 15, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 15, 2005
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1714: A bill to modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1714/
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"S. 1714: A bill to modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1714/.
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S. 1714, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1714/.
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