S. 1748 · 109th Congress
A bill to establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Hillary Clinton
- Introduced
- 2005-09-21
- Latest action
- 2005-09-22 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.
Subjects
Congress
Congressional oversight
Emergency management
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Department of Homeland Security
Science, Technology, Communications
Government Operations and Politics
Water Resources Development
Economics and Public Finance
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional reporting requirements
Disaster relief
Federal budgets
Congressional investigations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Hurricanes
Planning
Congressional reorganization
Emergency communication systems
Floods
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hurricane aftermath legislation