3.0.0 6526 2020-02-14T19:15:36Z 2020-02-14T19:15:36Z House H HR 2008-07-16 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-17T20:13:30Z hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-17T20:13:17Z Referred to 2008-07-16T14:02:10Z 8/29 Investigation Team Act 110 2826 S 2008-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2008-07-17 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 2008-07-17 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2008-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 N Emergency Management Administrative procedure Coastal engineering Coastal zone Congress Disaster relief Federal advisory bodies Flood control Floods Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Hurricanes Law Legislation Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Water Resources Development Emergency Management 00 2008-07-16 Introduced in House 2008-11-04T19:14:03Z 8/29 Investigation Team Act - Establishes a bipartisan 8/29 Investigation Team to examine: (1) the events beginning on August 29, 2005, with respect to the failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and (2) each flood control and restoration project that has been carried out since that date in the Gulf Coast.

Prohibits any elected federal official from serving as a Team member. Expresses the sense of Congress regarding member qualifications.

Urges the Team to: (1) review findings and recommendations of all studies conducted in the aftermath of the levee failures in Louisiana on or after August 29, 2005; (2) review the ongoing U.S. exposure to flood control system failures; and (3) report on necessary legislative or regulatory changes.

]]> 8/29 Investigation Team Act Short Titles as Introduced 8/29 Investigation Team Act Display Title 8/29 Investigation Team Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the 8/29 Investigation Team to examine the events beginning on August 29, 2005, with respect to the failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6526ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6526ih.xml 2008-07-17 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.