3.0.0 2826 2017-12-15T00:02:11Z 2017-12-15T00:02:11Z Senate S S 2008-04-07 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-04-07T21:06:30Z 8/29 Investigation Team Act 110 6526 HR 2008-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2008-04-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 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 2008-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-10T22:27:51Z 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 region in which those events occurred.

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 A bill 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 Senate 2008-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2826is/xml/BILLS-110s2826is.xml 2008-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.