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HR 983 103th Congress House

To amend The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide disaster assistance for costs of operation of a transit system during a major disaster.

Introduced: February 18, 1993 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster reliefDisastersFederal aid to transportationGovernment lendingMass rapid transit
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 18, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Feb 18, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to make contributions to a State or local government for lost revenue due to its inability to operate a transit system as a result of a major disaster. Authorizes the President to make loans to local governments suffering losses associated with the operation of such systems as a result of a major disaster.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 18, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 983: To amend The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide disaster assistance for costs of operation of a transit system during a major disaster.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-983/
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"H.R. 983: To amend The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide disaster assistance for costs of operation of a transit system during a major disaster.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-983/.
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H.R. 983, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-983/.
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