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.
Latest action · Sep 29, 2005 Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10760)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2005
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2005 to Nov 8, 2005, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| I-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 29, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Nov 8, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Sep 29, 2005Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10760)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 477 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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. | Related bill | Oct 7, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Alabama
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Disaster relief
- Emergency Management
- Environmental health
- Environmental justice
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Executive orders
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Floods
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Industrial pollution
- Law
- Licenses
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Public health
- Regional planning
- Storms
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2005Introduced in Senate
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