3.0.0 4438 2023-01-13T04:49:28Z 2023-01-13T04:49:28Z House H HR 2005-12-06 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Reported by 2005-12-22T22:25:27Z Markup by 2005-12-07T21:52:36Z Referred to 2005-12-06T19:01:40Z H. Rept. 109-364 2005-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00195 2005-12-22 Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-364. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-12-22 Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-364. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-12-07 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2005-12-07 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2005-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001154 Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Bill Shuster R PA 9 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2005-12-06 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2005-12-06 True O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2005-12-06 True J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2005-12-06 True M000639 Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] Robert Menendez D NJ 13 2005-12-06 True F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] Luis Fortuno R PR G. 0 2005-12-06 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2005-12-06 True B000072 Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] RICHARD BAKER R LA H. 6 2005-12-06 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2005-12-06 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2005-12-06 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2005-12-06 True B000013 Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2005-12-06 True M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 2005-12-06 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2005-12-06 True M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 2005-12-06 True P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2005-12-06 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2005-12-06 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2005-12-06 True H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2005-12-06 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2005-12-06 True 2006-01-13T06:00:00Z H.R. 4438, Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17593 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on<br />December 7, 2005</p> 2006-01-13T06:00:00Z H.R. 4438, Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17593 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure onDecember 7, 2005 Emergency Management Alabama Building laws Crime and Law Enforcement Disaster loans Disaster relief Disasters Economics and Public Finance Emergency communication systems Environmental Protection Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fire fighters Floods Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Grants-in-aid Health Hours of labor Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Local budgets Local employees Louisiana Mississippi Paramedical personnel Police Refuse and refuse disposal Science, Technology, Communications State budgets State employees Texas Unemployment insurance Emergency Management 00 2005-12-06 Introduced in House 2006-01-09T22:40:11Z Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) to reimburse an eligible state or local government 75% of the eligible expenses incurred between January 1 and June 30, 2006, for base pay and overtime expenses of employees who provide essential government services for response and recovery operations with respect Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on or after August 29, 2005.

Amends the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 to limit a disaster loan to 50% of a local government's operating budget for the fiscal year in which the disaster occurs.

Sets at 100% the federal share of assistance for debris removal under the Stafford Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Requires the President to contribute at least 75% of the cost of hazard mitigation measures approved under the Stafford Act in the one-year period following enactment of this Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Amends the Stafford 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.

Extends unemployment assistance in the case of an eligible individual affected by the hurricane disasters.

Amends the Stafford Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to state and local governments to: (1) purchase or improve commercially available interoperable communications equipment; (2) purchase mobile equipment to generate emergency power; and (3) train first responders and emergency personnel on how to best use such equipment effectively.

]]> 79 2005-12-22 Reported to House without amendment 2006-05-25T19:52:59Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) to reimburse an eligible state or local government 75% of the eligible expenses incurred between January 1 and June 30, 2006, for base pay and overtime expenses of employees who provide essential government services for response and recovery operations with respect Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on or after August 29, 2005.

Amends the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 to limit a disaster loan to 50% of a local government's operating budget for the fiscal year in which the disaster occurs.

Sets at 100% the federal share of assistance for debris removal under the Stafford Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Requires the President to contribute at least 75% of the cost of hazard mitigation measures approved under the Stafford Act in the one-year period following enactment of this Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Amends the Stafford 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.

Extends unemployment assistance in the case of an eligible individual affected by the hurricane disasters. Requires the President to make such assistance available for 52 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration. Requires the amount of such assistance for a week of unemployment, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to be at least 50% of the national average weekly unemployment benefit provided to an individual as of the date of the disaster declaration.

Amends the Stafford Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to state and local governments to: (1) purchase or improve commercially available interoperable communications equipment; (2) purchase mobile equipment to generate emergency power; and (3) train first responders and emergency personnel on how to best use such equipment effectively.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.

]]> Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 Display Title Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To establish special rules with respect to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 H House Reported in House 2005-12-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4438rh/xml/BILLS-109hr4438rh.xml Introduced in House 2005-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4438ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4438ih.xml 2005-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195. 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.