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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Hurricane Katrina and other such disasters should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations; (2) state, local, and regional authorities must retain their authority for compliance and permitting of industrial and other facilities and their role in monitoring and cleanup; (3) testing, monitoring, cleanup, and recovery in areas of national emergency should be completed in a manner designed to protect public health and the environment, ensure habitability, and mitigate against the effects of future storms and in compliance with Executive Order 12898 (requires federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations); and (4) the federal rebuilding of the Gulf Region communities and economy should be a model of an integrated, diverse, and sustainable society.

What's happening now September 29, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10760)

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 261: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-261/
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"S. Res. 261: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-261/.
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S. Res. 261, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-261/.
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[S. Res. 261: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-261/)
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