Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

29 September 2005

Last action

7 October 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Sponsors

Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12]

Subjects

Healthcare, Environment

Source updated

2 January 2025

Healthcare · Environment

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Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Hurricane Katrina and other such disasters should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations; (2) state, local, and regional authorities must retain their authority for compliance and permitting of industrial and other facilities and their role in monitoring and cleanup; (3) testing, monitoring, cleanup, and recovery in areas of national emergency should be completed in a manner designed to protect public health and the environment, ensure habitability, and mitigate against the effects of future storms and in compliance with Executive Order 12898 (requires federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations); and (4) the federal rebuilding of the Gulf Region communities and economy should be a model of an integrated, diverse, and sustainable society.

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Timeline

29 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 October 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Source: Committee

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related to ← A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-resolution/477
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