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Summary

In response to the widespread destruction brought to the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina, the 109th Congress completed action on two separate emergency supplemental bills (P.L. 109-61/H.R. 3645 and P.L. 109-62/H.R. 3673), which together provide an additional $62.3 billion for emergency response and recovery needs. Both measures match the funding requested by the Administration -- $10.5 billion in P.L. 109-61 and $51.8 billion in P.L. 109-62. Of the combined amount provided in the two measures, $60 billion enables the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide emergency food, shelter, and medical care to areas stricken by the hurricane and other disasters. In addition, $1.9 billion was appropriated to the Department of Defense to pay for damage to its facilities and personnel evacuation costs, and $400 million to the Army Corps for damaged flood control projects. On October 28, 2005, the Administration requested the reallocation of $17.1 billion primarily to pay for restoring damaged federal facilities, and submitted a rescission request of $2.3 billion from 17 accounts to pay for some of the disaster costs. This report will be updated as events warrant.

Related Legislation:
• H.R.3645
• H.R.3673

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