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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the Secretary of Education to continue to waive certain requirements in order to ease fiscal burdens in States affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

H.R. 4277Introduced Dec 10, 2009Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Charlie Melancon D-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 4, 2010 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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

4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans

4 of 4 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Anh Cao (R-LA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charlie Melancon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.