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H.R. 3896: Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005

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H.R. 3896: Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-09-26 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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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 514 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3896 (2005-10-06), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005

Plain summary

Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) suspend the community development block grant public services cap for FY2005-FY2008 for communities directly or indirectly affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; (2) consider the specific economic circumstances of each indirectly affected community in determining the length of such suspension; and (3) waive or find alternative specified public hearing requirements in FY2006 for a directly affected community. Authorizes similar fund use in directly affected nonentitlement areas, and provides that such amounts shall not be considered for statewide limitation purposes. Defines: (1) "directly affected community" as a unit of general local government or area that is located in an area for which the President has declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and (2) "indirectly affected community" as a unit of general local government or area that is a metropolitan city, urban county, or Indian tribe that is not a directly affected community and is determined by the Secretary to have been significantly affected economically by the occurrence of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (including from the presence of Katrina- or Rita-evacuated persons).

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Official text

Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility 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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Record fed-us-cong109-hr3896 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109