[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MAKING IN ORDER AT ANY TIME CONSIDERATION OF S. 1777, KATRINA EMERGENCY 
                         ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2006

  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order 
at any time to consider in the House Senate bill (S. 1777) to provide 
relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina; that the bill be 
considered as read; that the amendment that I have placed at the desk 
be considered as adopted; and that the previous question be considered 
as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 
intervening motion except 1 hour debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and one motion to recommit which may 
not contain instructions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Dent). The Clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. 
     Souder.

                                S. 1777

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Katrina Emergency Assistance 
     Act of 2006''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of 
     an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance 
     under section 410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)) as a 
     result of a disaster declaration made for Hurricane Katrina 
     or Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005, the President 
     shall make such assistance available for 39 weeks after the 
     date of the disaster declaration.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Indiana?
  There was no objection.

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