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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005

H.R. 4197Introduced Nov 2, 2005Policy area: Emergency Management
Sponsor: Rep. Melvin Watt D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 27, 2006 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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

94 cosponsors — 94 Democrats

0 of 94 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN) and 64 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melvin Watt.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-12 district

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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.