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H.R. 3895: Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005

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H.R. 3895: Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-09-26 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-09-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 513 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3895 (2005-10-06), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005

Plain summary

Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949, in the event of a presidential-declared disaster, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to counties designated as disaster areas in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, and the counties contiguous to such counties and for any residents of such counties, to: (1) convert rental assistance into housing voucher assistance or rural housing vouchers; and (2) waive rural area requirements. States that such authority shall last for six months after enactment of this Act. Authorizes additional appropriations for such assistance. Authorizes the Secretary, during the six-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, to assist low-income families and persons under the rural housing voucher program if: (1) such family or person resided, on August 25, 2005, in any area designated as a disaster or emergency area in connection with Hurricane Katrina, or resided, on September 24, 2005, in any area designated as a disaster or emergency area in connection with Hurricane Rita; and (2) the residence of such family or person became uninhabitable or inaccessible as result of such a disaster or emergency. Eliminates the rural housing voucher program fiscal year unit limit. Amends the Doug Bereuter section 502 single family housing loan guarantee program to permit loan and refinancing guarantees for home repair or rehabilitation.

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Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · 5 cosponsors

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Authorization
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The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr3895 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109