Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Public Law 109-61 · H.R. 3645 · 109th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Sep 2, 2005 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA-41)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Appropriates an additional: (1) $10 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for disaster relief (for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina), to remain available until expended; and (2) $500 million to the Department of Defense for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for emergency hurricane expenses, to support costs of evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of personnel, and other costs resulting from immediate relief efforts, to remain available until September 30, 2006.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer these funds to appropriations for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, family housing, Defense Health Program, and working capital funds. Requires transferred funds to be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred. Requires re-transfer back to this appropriation of any transferred funds determined to be not necessary for the purposes of this Act.
Directs the Secretary to notify the congressional defense committees in writing within five days after any such transfer.
Designates as emergency requirements, which shall shall not count for certain purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts appropriated by this Act.
Committees
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Related bills
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Sep 2, 2005Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 109-61.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (considered by unanimous consent agreement: CR 9/1/2005 S9597-9598)
- FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(considered by unanimous consent agreement: CR 9/1/2005 S9597-9598)
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 3645.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on H.R. 3645.
- FloorFloor · Considered by previous order of the House.
- FloorFloor · Consideration initiated by previous order of the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
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Amendments
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.