HR 1117 · 115th Congress · Emergency Management

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.

Introduced 2017-02-16· Sponsored by Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-69.(2017-10-18)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2017-03-27
Roll #195
Yea 408Nay 0
Democrats
183 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
225 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2017-03-27
Roll #195
Yea 408Nay 0
Democrats
183 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
225 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1117, a bill 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

Mar 7, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 28, 2017

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H.R. 1117, an act 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

Aug 7, 2017

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 26, 2017

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office