Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-1777
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2005-09-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Alabama
Clothing
Deportation
Disaster relief
Displaced persons
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Emergency housing
Equipment and supplies
Federal aid to housing
Federal-local relations
Floods
Foreign students
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
Home repair and improvement
Housing and Community Development
Housing subsidies
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Immigration
Labor and Employment
Louisiana
Mississippi
Unemployment insurance
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: 
Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to waive the limitation, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, on the total maximum amount of financial assistance available to individuals and households affected by Hurricane Katrina.
 
Waives limitations on the maximum amount of assistance for housing repairs or replacement under such Act.
 
Authorizes the President to increase the federal share of such assistance.
 
Directs the President to provide up to 39 weeks of unemployment assistance to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina.
 
Authorizes the President to reimburse a community for each eligible purchase of supplies distributed to Katrina Survivors.
 
Repeals the increase, under the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005, in the micro-purchase threshold for federal agency purchases for Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations.
 
Authorizes the use of special emergency procurement authority under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act for the support of such operations.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the Department of Homeland Security should suspend or refrain from initiating removal proceedings for international students and scholars who are deported solely due to their inability to fulfill the terms of their visas as a result of a national disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina.

action_date: 2005-09-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the President to waive the $25,000 limitation per single major disaster on the total maximum amount of financial assistance available under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to individuals and households affected by Hurricane Katrina.
 
Declares that no limitation under such Act on the maximum amount of assistance available for repairs (currently $5,000) or for the replacement of owner occupied private residences damaged by a major disaster (currrently $10,000) shall apply with respect to assistance to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina.
 
Authorizes the President to increase the maximum federal share of such assistance from 75% to 90%.
 
(Sec. 3) Directs the President to provide assistance to individuals unemployed as a result of Hurricane Katrina for as long as the individual's unemployment continues, up to 39 weeks. Requires the President to accept assistance applications for the 90-day period following declaration of the applicable major disaster was declared, or a longer period. 
 
Requires the amount of unemployment assistance for each week to be at least 50% of the national average weekly unemployment benefit provided to an individual as of the date of the major disaster for which unemployment assistance is provided.
 
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the President to reimburse a community for each eligible purchase of supplies distributed to Katrina Survivors.
 
(Sec. 5) Repeals the increase from $2,500 to $250,000, under the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005, of the maximum amount (micro-purchase threshold) of a federal agency purchase obtained without competitive quotations or equitable distribution of purchases among qualified suppliers.

 
Permits the use of the special emergency procurement authority provided in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act with respect to any procurement for property or services determined by the head of an executive agency to be necessary for the support of Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations.
 
(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the Department of Homeland Security should suspend or refrain from initiating removal proceedings for international students and scholars who are deported solely because of their inability to fulfill the terms of their visas as a result of a national disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina.

action_date: 2006-03-02
text: 
Directs the President to make unemployment assistance available to individuals eligible for such assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of a disaster declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005, for 39 weeks after the date of that declaration. 

action_date: 2006-03-06
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 2, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the President to make unemployment assistance available to individuals eligible for such assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of a disaster declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005, for 39 weeks after the date of that declaration. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Became Public Law No: 109-176.
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Became Public Law No: 109-176.
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2006-03-03
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2006-03-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-03-03
text: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1757)
action_date: 2006-03-03
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1757)
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous  order of the House. (consideration: CR H521)
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H514)
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H514)
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 1777, as amended.
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: Consideration initiated by previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H514-521)
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2006-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2006-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2006-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2006-02-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-02-15
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2006-02-15
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-02-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-02-15
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1371-1372)
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Collins. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Collins. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Introduced in Senate
action_date: 2005-09-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ordered to be reported an original measure.

Enacted as: number: 109-176