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Disaster Relief:

Legislation, Congressional Action

H.R. 3645 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
September 2, 2005

H.R.3673 Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
September 7, 2005

Summary of Senate Finance Committee Proposal for Emergency Tax Relief for Hurricane Katrina Victims
September 12, 2005

Testimony:

H.R. 3769 Katrina Assistance Tax Relief Incentives for Necessities Act of 2005
September 14, 2005

Press Release: Tubbs Jones Introduces Tax Relief, Incentive Bill to Assist Katrina Victims
September 14, 2005

S. 1765 Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act
September 22, 2005

H.R. 3894 Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act of 2005
September 26, 2005

H.R. 3895 Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005
September 26, 2005

H.R. 3896 Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005
September 26, 2005

Senate Finance Committee Hearing: Hurricane Katrina: Community Rebuilding Needs and Effectiveness of Past Proposals
September 28, 2005

Senate Finance Committee Hearing: The Future of the Gulf Coast: Using Tax Policy to Help Rebuild Businesses and Communities and Support Families after Disasters
October 6, 2005

Treasury Secretary John Snow's Written Comments

H.R. 4155 Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005
October 27, 2005

H.R. 4197 Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005
November 2, 2005

H.R. 4440 Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005
December 16, 2005