H.R. 4139 · 109th Congress

To minimize harm to populations impacted by the release of environmental contaminants, hazardous materials or infectious materials in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing for a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-10-25
Latest action
2006-03-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Subjects

Congress
Land transfers
Performance measurement
Health
Law
Child health
Medical research
Law enforcement officers
Families
Elementary and secondary education
Women's health
Energy
Minority health
Education
Higher education
Emergency management
Alabama
Texas
Mississippi
Animals
Building construction
Louisiana
Environmental health
Metals
Soil pollution
Allergies
Science, Technology, Communications
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Government Operations and Politics
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Water Resources Development
Labor and Employment
Economics and Public Finance
Minorities
Crime and Law Enforcement
Social Welfare
Women
Congressional reporting requirements
Disaster relief
Federal budgets
Infrastructure
History
Environmental Protection
Day care
Petroleum
Health education
Communication in medicine
Federal advisory bodies
Government contractors
Health surveys
Off-budget expenditures
Environmentally induced diseases
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Public health
Refuse and refuse disposal
Housing and Community Development
Preventive medicine
Vaccination
Licenses
Office buildings
Displaced persons
Industrial buildings
Environmental monitoring
Water supply
Administrative procedure
Signs and signboards
Hurricanes
Historic sites
Public service advertising
Local employees
State employees
Government publications
Police training
Maintenance and repair
Planning
Employee training
Right of property
Communicable diseases
Paramedical personnel
Fire fighters
School buildings
Fines (Penalties)
Laboratories
Potable water
Grants-in-aid
Occupational health and safety
Pregnant women
Hazardous wastes
Emergency communication systems
Cost accounting
Home repair and improvement
Equipment and supplies
Geriatrics
Chemicals
Federal aid to air pollution control
Environmental assessment
Indoor air pollution
Pollution measurement
Waste water treatment
Water treatment plants
Biological research
Risk
Environmental Protection Agency
Residential rehabilitation
Safety measures
Employee selection
Floods
Parasitic diseases
Virus diseases
Asthma
Zoning and zoning law
Pests
Pesticides
Laboratory animals
Toxicology
Bacteria
Herbicides
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Fungi
Hurricane aftermath legislation