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HR 4277 115th Congress House Emergency Management Caribbean area Disaster relief and insurance Natural disasters Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates

Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

Introduced: November 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Nov 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

This bill directs that the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a major disaster (specifically, regarding essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, and federal assistance to individuals and households) shall be 100% of the eligible costs.

What's happening now November 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6859 Related bill COMPROMISO Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 15, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 15, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 9, 2017
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4277: Waiver of Emergency Payments Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4277/
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"H.R. 4277: Waiver of Emergency Payments Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4277/.
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H.R. 4277, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4277/.
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