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HR 3852 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Disaster relief and insurance Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Transportation safety and security

Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017

Introduced: October 3, 2017 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sep 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017

This bill allows the head of an agency responsible for the administration of the navigation or vessel inspection laws, when the head considers it necessary for humanitarian relief efforts, and following a determination by the Maritime Administrator of the non-availability of qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet those requirements, to waive compliance with those laws as the Administrator prescribes.

What's happening now September 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 11, 2017
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 10, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Oct 3, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 28, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 27, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3852: Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3852/
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"H.R. 3852: Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3852/.
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H.R. 3852, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3852/.
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