US Congress House Bill 1117 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on October 18 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-10-18 - Became Public Law No: 115-69. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress regarding its plans to provide: (1) consistent guidance to applicants on FEMA disaster funding procedures during the response to an emergency or disaster, (2) appropriate record maintenance and transfer of documents to new teams during staff transitions, and (3) accurate assistance to applicants and grantees to ease the administrative burden throughout the process of obtaining and monitoring assistance. The report must: (1) include a plan for implementing operating procedures and document retention requirements to ensure the maintenance of appropriate records throughout the life cycle of the emergency or disaster; and (2) identify new technologies to aid the disaster workforce in partnering with state, local, and tribal governments and private nonprofits in the wake of a disaster or emergency to educate, assist, and inform applicants on the status of their applications and projects.

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]

2017-03-27 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 195 (Y: 408 N: 0 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-18	Senate	Became Public Law No: 115-69. (TXT | PDF)
2017-10-18	Senate	Signed by President.
2017-10-06	Senate	Presented to President.
2017-10-05	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-10-04	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6324)
2017-09-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
2017-09-18	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-158.
2017-07-26	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-03-28	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2017-03-27	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-03-27	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 195). (text: CR H2448)
2017-03-27	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2452-2453)
2017-03-27	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2017-03-27	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1117.
2017-03-27	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2448-2450)
2017-03-27	House	Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-03-09	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
2017-03-09	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-31.
2017-02-28	House	Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
2017-02-28	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-02-28	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-02-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2017-02-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-02-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1117/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1117/BILLS-115hr1117ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1117/BILLS-115hr1117rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1117/BILLS-115hr1117eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1117/BILLS-115hr1117rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1117/BILLS-115hr1117enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017195