The 109th Congress questioned the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after Hurricane Katrina. Congress has requested mandatory reporting from the White House, inspectors general, the Government Accountability Office and others. A common denominator among all these findings was that some of the losses caused by Katrina were caused, at least in part, by deficiencies within FEMA; such as: questionable management decisions, organizational failures and inadequate legal authorities. As a result of these findings, Congress further used its oversight strategies to reorganize FEMA and restructure how responsibilities were handled following emergencies. Congress passed the “Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act of 2006” to achieve these revisions. This newly passed bill reorganized FEMA, expanded its authority, established new leadership positions and position requirements within FEMA, and imposed new conditions and requirements on the agency's operations. Congress has also used the appropriations process to influence this part of the bureaucracy by enacting supplemental appropriations, one-time waivers of requirements, and temporary authorizations.