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
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Became law
Sep 15, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10130)
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10130)
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