Special Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 27, 2005 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 21, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Special Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2005 - Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan to redesignate the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction as the Office of the Special Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction. Makes it the duty of the new Inspector General to conduct and coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for Hurricane Katrina recovery by the federal government, and of the programs, operations, and contracts carried out utilizing such funds.
Directs the Inspector General to report directly to, and be under the general supervision of, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to activities relating to Hurricane Katrina recovery activities.
Requires the Inspector General to appoint one or more Assistant Inspectors General for Auditing responsible for supervising the performance of auditing activities relating to programs and operations supported by the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund and those relating to Hurricane Katrina recovery activities. Requires the Inspector General to appoint one or more Assistant Inspectors General for Investigations responsible for supervising the performance of investigative activities relating to such programs and operations.
Revises reporting requirements.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2006.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2005 to Oct 4, 2005, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Oct 4, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2005Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with amendments. Without written report.
- Sep 27, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.
- Sep 22, 2005Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Sep 21, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Sep 21, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Alabama
- Auditing
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Executive reorganization
- Federal budgets
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Floods
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Inspectors general
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Louisiana
- Middle East and North Africa
- Mississippi
- War relief
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2005Introduced in Senate
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