House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-73
Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005
Became law on Sep 23, 2005.
Sponsor: Rep. Jim McCrery R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 14, 2005
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 15, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 21, 2005
- To the PresidentSep 22, 2005
- Became lawSep 23, 2005
Latest action: Sep 23, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-73.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3768.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3768, Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005” on September 26, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 21, 2005, and signed by the President on September 23, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17190
- CBO publication date
- September 26, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3768, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3768
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
12c595b9efae228e546aeebd8c525981f265cb6718b9accf9a5f102000865262
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3768, Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005” on September 26, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 21, 2005, and signed by the President on September 23, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17190
- CBO publication date
- September 26, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3768, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3768
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
12c595b9efae228e546aeebd8c525981f265cb6718b9accf9a5f102000865262
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3768, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), William Jefferson (D-LA), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Charlie Melancon (D-LA).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim McCrery.
- H.R. 3672 (109th) TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005
- H.R. 4440 (109th) Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005
- H.Con.Res. 73 (109th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day.
- H.R. 5798 (109th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority…
- H.Res. 454 (109th) Providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3768.
- H.Res. 501 (109th) Providing for the concurrence by the House with amendments in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3971.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.