3.0.0 3747 2023-01-13T04:50:13Z 2023-01-13T04:50:13Z House H HR 2005-09-13 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-14T13:55:03Z Referred to 2005-09-13T16:33:00Z 2005-09-14 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2005-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 N Emergency Management Administrative procedure Alabama Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal aid to housing Federal-state relations Floods Government Operations and Politics Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Housing subsidies Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Intergovernmental fiscal relations Law Louisiana Mississippi Overhead costs Residential rehabilitation Water Resources Development Emergency Management 00 2005-09-13 Introduced in House 2005-10-03T19:31:27Z Authorizes the President, with respect to individuals and households receiving assistance for damages suffered as a result of Hurricane Katrina, to waive the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act limitations on financial assistance of a maximum $5,000 (increased below to $25,000) per household for repairs, $10,000 per household for replacement of an owner-occupied private residence, and $25,000 per individual or household for a single disaster.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to double from 7.5% to 15% of the estimated aggregate amount of federal disaster relief grants to be made with respect to a major disaster the limit on the total amount of contributions the President may make for cost-effective hazard mitigation measures in the disaster area.

Increases from $5,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount of assistance per household allowable for repairs.

Directs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to: (1) administer state management costs in a consistent manner, in accordance with certain federal guidelines; and (2) implement a process under which the Director will approve or disapprove such costs within 30 days after they are submitted.

]]> Disaster Recovery Act of 2005 Display Title Disaster Recovery Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Recovery Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3747ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3747ih.xml 2005-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.