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Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2005

Introduced: September 27, 2005 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-176.
Mar 6, 2006
Signed by President.
Mar 6, 2006
Presented to President.
Mar 3, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 3, 2006
Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1757)
Mar 3, 2006
Cleared for White House.
Mar 3, 2006
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1757)
Mar 2, 2006
Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 1777, as amended.
Mar 2, 2006
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Mar 2, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 2, 2006
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H521)
Mar 2, 2006
On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H514)
Mar 2, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H514)
Mar 2, 2006
Consideration initiated by previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H514-521)
Feb 16, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 15, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Feb 15, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 15, 2006
Received in the House.
Feb 15, 2006
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 15, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 15, 2006
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1371-1372)
Sep 27, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.
Sep 27, 2005
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Collins. Without written report.
Sep 27, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2005
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ordered to be reported an original measure.
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 679 — Amendment placed at the desk and considered as adopted pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, March… Agreed to Mar 2, 2006
SAMDT 2,890 Collins, Susan M. To provide a complete substitute. Agreed to Feb 15, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 2, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the President to make unemployment assistance available to individuals eligible for such assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of a disaster declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005, for 39 weeks after the date of that declaration.

What's happening now March 6, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-176.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1777: Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1777/
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"S. 1777: Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1777/.
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S. 1777, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1777/.
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