3.0.0 4266 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z House H HR 2005-11-09 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-11-10T14:26:34Z Referred to 2005-11-09T15:01:50Z 2005-11-10 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 2005-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 N T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2005-11-09 True W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2005-11-09 True J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2005-11-09 True A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2005-11-09 True B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2005-11-09 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2005-11-09 True M000388 Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] JIM MCCRERY R LA 4 2005-11-09 True Housing and Community Development Alabama Building construction Building laws Construction costs Disaster insurance Disaster relief Emergency Management Finance and Financial Sector Floods Home repair and improvement Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Land transfers Louisiana Mississippi Mortgages Public Lands and Natural Resources Relocation Residential rehabilitation Texas Housing and Community Development 00 2005-11-09 Introduced in House 2005-12-12T20:44:45Z Housing Opportunities and Mitigating Emergencies Act of 2005 - Amernds the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Increases from 75% to 90% the amount the President may contribute toward the cost of cost-effective hazard mitigation measures which substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a major disaster. Doubles from 7.5% to 15% of the estimated aggregate federal disaster relief grants to an area the limit on the total amount of such presidential contributions.

]]> Housing Opportunities and Mitigating Emergencies Act of 2005 Display Title Housing Opportunities and Mitigating Emergencies Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Housing Opportunities and Mitigating Emergencies Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-11-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4266ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4266ih.xml 2005-11-10 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.