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HR 5868 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Disaster relief and insurance Floods and storm protection Natural disasters Water resources funding

RELIEF Act

Introduced: February 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring the Efforts of Local Involvement in Emergencies and Floods Act or the RELIEF Act

This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reimburse nonfederal sponsors for work related to the emergency response to a natural disaster.

What's happening now February 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5868: RELIEF Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5868/
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"H.R. 5868: RELIEF Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5868/.
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H.R. 5868, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5868/.
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