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H.R. 1117 115th Congress House

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…

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Official title: 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: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-69.
Oct 18, 2017
Signed by President.
Oct 6, 2017
Presented to President.
Oct 5, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 4, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6324)
Oct 4, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6324)
Sep 18, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
Sep 18, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-158.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 28, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 27, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 27, 2017
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)
Mar 27, 2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2452-2453)
Mar 27, 2017
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.
Mar 27, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1117.
Mar 27, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2448-2450)
Mar 27, 2017
Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 9, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
Mar 9, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-31.
Feb 28, 2017
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Feb 28, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Mar 27, 2017 House · vote #195 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 408–0 See who voted →
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 Latest action October 18, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-69.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 9, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(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.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1117: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1117/
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"H.R. 1117: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1117/.
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H.R. 1117, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1117/.
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