Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Latest action · Sep 8, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-62.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2005
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 8, 2005
- To the PresidentSep 8, 2005
- Became lawSep 8, 2005Public Law 109-62
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Appropriates an additional $1.4 billion to the Department of Defense-Military for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for emergency hurricane expenses, to support costs of evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of personnel, and other costs resulting from immediate relief efforts, to remain available through FY2006. Allows the transfer of up to $6 million to the Armed Forces Retirement Home for emergency hurricane expenses.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer these funds to appropriations for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, family housing, Defense Health Program, and working capital funds. Requires transferred funds to be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred. Requires re-transfer back to this appropriation of any transferred funds determined to be not necessary for the purposes of this Act.
Directs the Secretary to notify the congressional defense committees in writing within five days after any such transfer.
Designates such amounts as emergency requirements which shall shall not count for budget enforcement purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Appropriates to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers--Civil, an additional $200 million for "Operation and Maintenance," and an additional $200 million for "Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies," to remain available until expended, for emergency expenses for repair of storm damage to authorized projects, as well as flood control and hurricane shore protection projects, in the Gulf States affected by Hurricane Katrina. Requires weekly reports by the Chief of Engineers, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, to the Committees on Appropriations on funds allocation and obligation.
Designates such amounts as emergency requirements which shall shall not count for budget enforcement purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Appropriates an additional $50 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for disaster relief (for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina), to remain available until expended, of which up to $100 million may be transferred to and merged with "Emergency Preparedness and Response--Public Health Programs" for the National Disaster Medical System to support medical care as authorized by the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. Requires the transfer of $15 million to, and merger with, "Departmental Management and Operations--Office of Inspector General" for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations as authorized by law for Hurricane Katrina response and recovery activities. Requires weekly reports by the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Committees on Appropriations on funds allocation and obligation.
Designates such amounts as emergency requirements which shall shall not count for budget enforcement purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(Sec. 101) Authorizes the use of the emergency procurement authority of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act by executive agencies to make purchases without obtaining competitive quotations for procurements of property or services determined by the agency head to be used in support of Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations, if an agency employee determines that the purchase price is reasonable.
Increases from $2,500 to $250,000 the maximum amount (micro-purchase threshold) of such a purchase that: (1) may be made without obtaining competitive quotations; and (2) need not be distributed equitably among qualified suppliers.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 223 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3673 | Bill Passed97–0 | Sep 8, 2005 |
| House 460 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed410–11 | Sep 8, 2005 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2005 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2005 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2005Mr. Lewis (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 8, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7777-7786)
- Sep 8, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3673.
- Sep 8, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 11 (Roll no. 460). (text: CR H7777-7778)
- Sep 8, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 25
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 25
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48572 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Supplemental Appropriations | Report | Jun 16, 2025 |
| RL31943 | Budget Enforcement Procedures: The Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule | Report | Jan 9, 2023 |
| RL32838 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 96th-114th Congresses Archived | Report | Jul 30, 2020 |
| R44604 | Trends in the Timing and Size of DHS Appropriations: In Brief Archived | Report | Dec 6, 2019 |
| R43139 | Federal Disaster Assistance After Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gustav, and Ike Archived | Report | Feb 26, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Popular Titles
- Katrina Relief Appropriations bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Alabama
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Auditing
- Civil engineering
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Defense budgets
- Defense procurement
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Evacuation of civilians
- Families
- Federal budgets
- Flood control
- Floods
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Infrastructure
- Louisiana
- Maintenance and repair
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Military civic action
- Military dependents
- Military housing
- Military medicine
- Military personnel
- Mississippi
- Off-budget expenditures
- Public health
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Rescue work
- Shore protection
- Soldiers' homes
- Supplemental appropriations
- Water Resources Development
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 8, 2005Engrossed in House
- Sep 8, 2005Received in Senate
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
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