| 09/06/2005 |
Letter to President Bush From Rep. John McHugh
Letter requests the President immediately deploy
active duty troops to aid in relief and recovery efforts in
areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina |
| 09/06/2005 |
Letter to President Bush From House Homeland
Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (PDF 29.3
KB)
Letter requests the President's disaster
declaration for areas covering Southern counties in
Mississippi be expanded to include the entire state |
| 09/06/2005 |
Letter to House Ways and Means' Human Resources
Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger From Ranking Member Jim
McDermott (PDF 60.9 KB)
Letter requests hearings on
the issues associated with the devastation caused by Hurricane
Katrina |
| 09/06/2005 |
Letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert From Rep.
Diane Watson
Letter requests a congressional inquiry
into the federal government's response to Hurricane
Katrina |
| 09/06/2005 |
Letter to Education Secretary Margaret Spellings
From Rep. Jim Ryun (PDF 493 KB)
Letter requests the
Department of Education help students affected by Hurricane
Katrina transition into the school year |
| 09/06/2005 |
Letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales from
Sen. Jack Reed (PDF 44 KB)
Letter urges the Department
of Justice to establish a task force to monitor price gouging
practices across the nation |
| 09/06/2005 |
Letter to Alabama Governor Bob Riley from Sen.
Charles Grassley (PDF 41.1 KB)
Letter urges the
governor to use housing units in Iowa, made available by the
Office of Rural Development, for Hurricane Katrina evacuees
from the state of Alabama |
| 09/06/2005 |
Legislative Text of S.__, "Hurricane Katrina
Emergency Temporary Energy Price Freeze Act of 2005" (PDF 163
KB)
Legislative Text of S.__, introduced by Sen. Carl
Levin on September 6, 2005 |
| 09/04/2005 |
U.S. HHS Secretary Leavitt to Visit
Texas
Bringing teams to ensure care and services for
evacuees |
| 09/04/2005 |
Texas begins airlift of evacuees to other
states
Airlines in state offer assistance; cruise ships
to house evacuees |
| 09/03/2005 |
Texas Gets Federal Disaster
Declaration
Texas assists the feds with housing and
assistance to storm evacuees |
| 09/03/2005 |
Texas Education Agency (TEA) to man hotline over
Labor Day Weekend
Retired teachers to assist in
classrooms; school supplies sought |
| 09/03/2005 |
Texas nearing capacity with evacuees
Texas
Governor Perry asks FEMA to divert any more to other
states |
| 09/03/2005 |
Texas Health and Human Services
Commission
Serves more than 26,000 Evacuees from
Louisiana seeking assistance |
| 09/02/2005 |
CONGRESSDAILY EXTRA - Senate OKs Katrina Aid in Special
Session:
The Senate late Thursday night cleared by
unanimous consent a $10.5 billion supplemental spending bill
to fund rescue and cleanup activities, and the House plans to
follow suit when it convenes at noon today. More relief
measures are expected in the coming weeks. |
| 09/02/2005 |
CONGRESSDAILY EXTRA - Bush says ‘Results are not acceptable’ on Katrina
Relief
|
| 09/02/2005 |
CONGRESSDAILY EXTRA - Farm exports could be stymied by Closure of La.
Ports
|
| 09/02/2005 |
CONGRESSDAILY EXTRA - Democrats find fault with timing and handling of
relief |
| 09/02/2005 |
Texans continue to offer refuge
More storm
victims arriving; agencies, organizations assist |
| 09/02/2005 |
Texas Comptroller Strayhorn reports $1.2 Billion
Surplus
Texas Comptroller calls on Governor Perry to
call a 3-day disaster relief special session |
| 09/02/2005 |
FNS NEWS SERVICE - BRIEFING ON HURRICANE KATRINA DEVASTATION WITH
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH; GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR (R-MI);
GOVERNOR ROBERT RILEY (R-AL); MICHAEL BROWN, UNDERSECRETARY OF
HOMELAND SECURITY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
(FEMA DIRECTOR); COAST GUARD BASE COMMANDER; AND
OTHERS
|
| 09/02/2005 |
Congress Acts to Provide Hurricane
Relief
The House and Senate met in emergency sessions
last night and this afternoon to send a $10.5 billion
supplemental appropriation to the president's desk for relief
of Hurricane Katrina |
| 09/02/2005 |
Letter to President Bush from Rep. Benjamin
Cardin
Letter calls on the President to provide the
"full force of the federal government in aiding hurricane
victims |
| 09/02/2005 |
Draft Text of HR 3645, A Bill to make Emergency
Appropriations for the Relief Efforts for Hurricane Katrina
(PDF 14.4 KB)
Draft text introduced on September 2,
2005 |
| 09/02/2005 |
Letter to President Bush from Sen. Carl Levin (PDF
52.3 KB)
Letter requests that a temporary freeze be put
on wholesale and retail gasoline prices at their levels just
before Hurricane Katrina |
| 09/02/2005 |
FY 2005 Emergency Supplemental: Departments of
Defense and Homeland Security for Disaster Relief associated
with Hurricane Katrina (PDF 40 KB)
Budget amendment
from the Office of Management and Budget |
| 09/02/2005 |
ENERGY DAILY - DOE Loans Six Million Barrels from SPR |
| 09/02/2005 |
CONGRESSDAILY EXTRA - Congress Holds Special Session on Katrina
Relief |
| 09/02/2005 |
Draft Text of HR __, A Bill to make Emergency
Appropriations for the Relief Efforts for Hurricane Katrina
(PDF 57.8 KB)
Draft text to be introduced on September
2, 2005 |
| 09/02/2005 |
Letter to President Bush from Office of Management
and Budget Director Josh Bolten (PDF 85.4 KB)
Letter
recommends the President submit a proposal for a $10.5 billion
emergency supplemental to fund immediate emergency response
and recovery needs associated with Hurricane Katrina |
| 09/02/2005 |
Letter to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert from
President Bush (PDF 39.3 KB)
Letter requests a
emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 2005, totaling
$10.5 billion, in response to the crisis caused by Hurricane
Katrina |
| 09/02/2005 |
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist From
Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid
Letter requests the
Senate postpone debate on legislation repealing the estate tax
(HR 8) to focus on hurricane relief and recovery efforts
|
| 09/01/2005 |
Governor Perry Seeks Emergency
Assistance
Governor Perry issues a disaster declaration
for the state of Texas |
| 09/01/2005 |
Texas continues to offer refuge to storm
victims
Texas General Land Office team headed to
Louisiana; more shelters opening in major cities |
| 09/01/2005 |
Letter to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert from
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (PDF 35.1 KB)
Letter
urges the Speaker to form a Select Hurricane Relief Task Force
to respond to the crisis caused by Hurricane Katrina |
| 09/01/2005 |
CRS Issue Brief on Strategic Oil Reserve
CRS
Released an update to the Issue Brief on Strategic Oil
Reserves in the wake of the pending relief efforts relating to
Hurricane Katrina |
| 09/01/2005 |
Oil and Gas: Supply Issues After Katrina
CRS
Released a report discussing issues that impact oil and gas
supply in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina |
| 08/31/2005 |
Texas Governor Perry announces additional aid to
hurricane victims
Texas Governor Perry announces
additional aid saying, "These are our neighbors" |
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