Elimination of Barriers for Katrina Victims Act

Bill: 109-hr-4213
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2005-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Aid to dependent children
Alabama
Cash welfare block grants
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disaster relief
Displaced persons
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Ex-offenders
Families
Federal aid to education
Floods
Florida
Food stamps
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Landlord and tenant
Louisiana
Low-income housing
Methamphetamine
Public housing
Rental housing
Scholarships
Social Welfare
Student loan funds
Texas
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: 
Elimination of Barriers for Katrina Victims Act - Suspends temporarily the denial of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), food stamp, housing, and higher education benefits to victims of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita because of convictions for certain drug offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2006-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-11-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2258)
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Introduced in House