Resources from the Committee on Education & the Workforce

Information on Hurricane Assistance for:

K-12 Students & Schools · Higher Education Students & Schools · Families & Communities · Workers & Retirees

E&W Press Statements:

• Education Committee Republicans Applaud Ongoing Efforts on Behalf of Gulf Coast Students - August 24, 2006

• Education Committee Republicans Highlight Benefits for Gulf Coast Schools in House Emergency Spending Measure - June 13, 2006

• Gulf Coast Education Leaders Discuss Challenges, Successes Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - April 26, 2006

• Education Committee Republicans Praise Consensus on Hurricane Relief for Students & Schools - December 19, 2005

• House Approves Education, Hurricane Relief Bills - November 16, 2005

• Boehner, Jindal Pledge Commitment to Enacting Hurricane Education Relief - November 10, 2005

• Boehner Sends Savings Package, Education Relief Proposal to Budget Committee - October 28, 2005

• Boehner, Jindal Express Disappointment Over Education Vote; Committee to Vote Tomorrow on Alternative Proposal - October 27, 2005

• House Education Leaders Introduce Bill to Simplify Hurricane Education Relief for Students & Schools - October 20, 2005

• Education Leaders Criticize NEA for Politicizing Hurricane Education Relief - October 19, 2005

• House Leaders Unveil Education Relief for Families & Schools Impacted by Hurricanes - October 18, 2005

• Sam Johnson Introduces Bill for Relocated Katrina and Rita Students - October 7, 2005

• Boehner Introduces Legislation to Help Offset Hurricane Rebuilding & Recovery Efforts - October 7, 2005

• Committee Leaders Unveil Next Step in Hurricane Recovery Efforts for Students, Workers & Families - October 6, 2005

• President Signs Boustany Bill to Provide Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - September 30, 2005

• House Backs Boustany Bill to Provide Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - September 28, 2005

• President Bush Signs Boustany Jobs Legislation for Displaced Gulf Coast Workers - September 23, 2005

• Workforce Republicans Introduce Pension Legislation to Provide Financial Flexibility for Displaced Gulf Coast Workers - September 22, 2005

• House Workforce Leaders Praise Enactment of Short-Term Financial Relief for Families Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 21, 2005

• President Signs Higher Education Relief Bills for Students Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 21, 2005

• House Backs Boustany Bill to Give Displaced Gulf Coast Workers More Flexibility in Finding Jobs, Training - September 20, 2005

• Boehner Highlights Hurricane Katrina Response Efforts by Secretaries Spellings & Chao - September 14, 2005

• Boustany, Workforce Republicans Introduce Legislation to Provide More Flexibility for Displaced Gulf Coast Workers - September 14, 2005

• House Approves Jindal Bill to Provide Higher Education Relief for Students Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 8, 2005

• House Approves Short-Term Financial Relief for Many Families Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 8, 2005

• House Approves Higher Education Relief for Students Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 7, 2005

• Boehner Statement on Emergency Assistance for Victims of Hurricane Katrina - September 2, 2005

E&W Bill Summary:

• Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act: Providing Flexibility & Common Sense for Hurricane-Affected Students, Schools, Workers, Families & Communities - Updated: November 14, 2005

E&W Fact Sheets:

• Assisting Students, Parents, and Schools: Congressional Action After the Gulf Coast Hurricanes - April 26, 2006

• Hurricane Relief for Student, Families, Communities, and Schools - April 25, 2006

• Hurricane Relief for Students & Schools: Reimbursement & Restart Funding - December 19, 2005

• Family Education Reimbursement Accounts - October 28, 2005

• Questions and Answers: Family Education Reimbursement Accounts - October 28, 2005

• Worker Recovery Act: Giving Gulf Coast Workers Greater Choice and More Control in their Job Search - October 6, 2005

• National Emergency Grants: Increasing Flexibility for Displaced Workers - September 28, 2005

• Relief for Workers, Employers, Retirees & Families Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 28, 2005
• Student Aid Relief for Victims of Hurricane Katrina - September 9, 2005

E&W Dear Colleague Letters:

• Empowering Families & Schools: An Innovative Proposal for Hurricane Education Relief - October 27, 2005

• Communities Welcoming Displaced Students Need Simple, Flexible Hurricane Relief - October 26, 2005

• Flexibility & Common Sense for Hurricane Relief; Cosponsor the Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act - October 20, 2005

• Support Hurricane Education Relief that is Simple for Parents & Simple for Schools - October 19, 2005

• Support More Flexibility, Greater Control for Workers Displaced by Gulf Coast Hurricanes - October 7, 2005

• Support Regulatory Relief for Students, Schools, Workers & Families Affected by the Hurricanes - October 7, 2005

• Faith-Based Institutions: Assisting their Neighbors during Katrina - and Beyond - September 21, 2005

• Support More JOBS for Workers Displaced by Hurricane Katrina - September 20, 2005

• Allow Faith-Based Organizations to Do Even More; Restore the Constitutionally-Protected Hiring Rights of Faith-Based Head Start Providers - September 19, 2005

• Support More JOBS for Displaced Workers as a Result of Hurricane Katrina - September 16, 2005

• Easing the Financial Aid Process for Students & Schools Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 13, 2005

• Assistance for Children & Families Impacted by Hurricane Katrina: the Head Start Program - September 13, 2005

• Higher Education Relief for Students & Schools Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 8, 2005

• Assistance for Students & Schools Impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Elementary & Secondary Education - September 8, 2005

• Nutrition Assistance for Children, Families & Schools Impacted by Hurricane Katrina - September 7, 2005

• Assistance for Students & Schools Impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Higher Education - September 6, 2005