To modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Latest action · Sep 16, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
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 15, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate more than $100 million in a state for a fiscal year under the emergency relief program for projects for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. (Effectively, modifies the $100 million limit that may be obligated from such program in any fiscal year for such projects). Sets the federal share of project costs at 100%. Authorizes appropriations in the amount of $2.9 billion for the emergency relief program.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 15, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
| R-LA | Jim McCrery | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2005 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Sep 16, 2005 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
- Sep 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2005Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Alabama
- Construction costs
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to transportation
- Floods
- Highway finance
- Highway maintenance
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Infrastructure
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Road construction
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2005Introduced in House
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