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S. 1777: Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006

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S. 1777: Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2005-09-27 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-176.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-09-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · 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: 109-176. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 2, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the President to make unemployment assistance available to individuals eligible for such assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of a disaster declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005, for 39 weeks after the date of that declaration.

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Official text

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2005 (2005-11-04); CBO cost estimate: S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2005 (2005-11-04); CBO cost estimate: S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006 (2006-03-22); CBO cost estimate: S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006 (2006-03-22)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] reported raising $22.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s1777 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109