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SRES 242 109th Congress Senate Emergency Management Alabama Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Floods Fraud Government Operations and Politics Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Mississippi Presidential appointments Waste in government spending

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President should appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for the Hurricane Katrina recovery, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10130)
Sep 15, 2005
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, in order to coordinate efficiently and monitor spending, avoid duplication, and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, shall appoint an individual to oversee all federal work and the obligation of all federally appropriated funds for the purpose of Hurricane Katrina recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

What's happening now September 15, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10130)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 15, 2005
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 15, 2005
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 15, 2005
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 242: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President should appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for the Hurricane Katrina recovery, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-242/
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"S. Res. 242: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President should appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for the Hurricane Katrina recovery, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-242/.
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S. Res. 242, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-242/.
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[S. Res. 242: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President should appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for the Hurricane Katrina recovery, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-242/)
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