HR 3706 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To establish a National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response.

Introduced Sep 8, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Alcee L. Hastings D-FL

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Latest action · Sep 9, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 8, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Establishes the bipartisan National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response to examine and report on the readiness of federal, state, and local governments and agencies to respond to the dramatic effects of Hurricane Katrina, meet power and utility infrastructure and telecommunications needs immediately following Katrina's landfall and all future disasters, and prepare for, and respond to disasters of all kinds, sizes, and scopes, including natural or man-made.

Requires the Commission also to: (1) report on the availability of adequate resources to meet the needs of displaced individuals and families, and the effectiveness of rescue and other life-saving techniques and operations and coordination between the Armed Forces and federal, state, and local governments; (2) determine if the federal response to Hurricane Katrina was and remains coordinated, adequate, and appropriate in size and scope; and (3) investigate and report to the President and Congress on the Federal Government's failure to prepare adequately for and respond to Hurricane Katrina.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 8, 2005 to Sep 13, 2005; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-FLJim DavisOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalSep 8, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-ILLane EvansOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-CASam FarrOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalSep 8, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalSep 8, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerSep 12, 2005
D-MIBart StupakSep 12, 2005
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezSep 12, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneSep 12, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleySep 12, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensSep 12, 2005
D-NJRush HoltSep 12, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzSep 13, 2005
D-HIEd CaseSep 13, 2005
D-NVShelley BerkleySep 13, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Sep 8, 2005
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Sep 9, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 9, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  2. Sep 8, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Sep 8, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7751, CR E1807)
  4. Sep 8, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1807Alcee L. Hastings D-FLSep 8, 2005

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1622A bill to establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.Related billSep 7, 2005
S 1748A bill to establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.Related billSep 22, 2005

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 8, 2005Introduced in House

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