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S 1720 109th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Alabama Appropriations Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Floods Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Mississippi Waste in government spending

Katrina Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Deterrence Act of 2005

Introduced: September 19, 2005 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 19, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10189)
Sep 19, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Katrina Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Deterrence Act of 2005 - Prescribes penalties to be imposed for any violation of the federal criminal code involving funds appropriated for remediation of any injury or damage caused by Hurricane Katrina that shall be in addition to any other penalty authorized for such violation.

What's happening now September 19, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1720: Katrina Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Deterrence Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1720/
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"S. 1720: Katrina Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Deterrence Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1720/.
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S. 1720, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1720/.
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