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H.R. 4324: Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2005

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H.R. 4324: Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-15 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-139.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-139. (final step reached)
  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

Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2005

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize through FY2008 the program of technical and financial assistance to states and local governments for cost-effective predisaster hazard mitigation measures. Amends the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to extend through September 30, 2007, the deadline for completion by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office of a study estimating the reduction in federal disaster assistance that has resulted and is likely to result from enactment of such Act.

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Official text

Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4324 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109