To suspend temporarily the application of laws which would deny certain federal benefits, entitlements, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes.

Bill: 109-hr-4169
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2005-10-27 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: 2005-10-27
text: 
Suspends temporarily the application of specified provisions of the following laws which would deny federal benefits to victims of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita due to certain drug-related criminal activity that occurred before the disaster declarations for those hurricanes: (1) the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (regarding eligibility for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and food stamps); (2) the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (regarding eligibility for assisted housing); and (4) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (regarding eligibility for student assistance).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2006-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-10-27
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: 2005-10-27
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: 2005-10-27
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: 2005-10-27
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: 2005-10-27
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: 2005-10-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2203-2204)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House