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HR 8733 117th Congress House Emergency Management

To require the Secretary of the Army to include communities affected by major disasters in the definition of an economically disadvantaged community, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 19, 2022 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Aug 19, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 19, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of the Army to include communities affected by major disasters in the definition of an economically disadvantaged community.

What's happening now August 22, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8733: To require the Secretary of the Army to include communities affected by major disasters in the definition of an economically disadvantaged community, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8733/
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"H.R. 8733: To require the Secretary of the Army to include communities affected by major disasters in the definition of an economically disadvantaged community, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8733/.
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H.R. 8733, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8733/.
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[H.R. 8733: To require the Secretary of the Army to include communities affected by major disasters in the definition of an economically disadvantaged community, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8733/)
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