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HR 4205 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Disaster relief and insurance State and local finance Watersheds

FLARE Act

Introduced: August 23, 2019 Introduced by: Curtis, John R. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Aug 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Funding Local Assistance and Recovery Efforts Act or the FLARE Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to make retroactive payments to states and local governments under the emergency watershed protection program for work that is done after a project is approved, but before funds are dispersed.

What's happening now September 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4205: FLARE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4205/
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"H.R. 4205: FLARE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4205/.
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H.R. 4205, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4205/.
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