SRES 246 109th Congress Senate

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the missions and performance of the United States Coast Guard in responding to Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: September 21, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Sep 21, 2005

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10325-10326; text as passed Senate: CR S10325-10326; text of measure as introduced: CR S10304)

Sep 21, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10325-10326; text as passed Senate: CR S10325-10326; text of measure as introduced: CR S10304)

Sep 21, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10304-10307)

Sep 21, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the U.S. Coast Guard should receive Congress's highest commendation for its response to the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina; (2) Congress should commit to providing the Coast Guard with resources it needs to modernize and maintain its fleet of vessels and aircraft; and (3) the Administration should ensure that the Coast Guard receives sufficient funding to cover its unexpected operational and capital costs associated with Hurricane Katrina.

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Cosponsors 2

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Sep 21, 2005

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Sep 21, 2005

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 246: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the missions and performance of the United States Coast Guard in responding to Hurricane Katrina.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-246/

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"S. Res. 246: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the missions and performance of the United States Coast Guard in responding to Hurricane Katrina.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-246/.

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S. Res. 246, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-246/.

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[S. Res. 246: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the missions and performance of the United States Coast Guard in responding to Hurricane Katrina.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-246/)