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S 1877 117th Congress Senate Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Floods and storm protection Government trust funds Natural disasters

Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

Introduced: May 27, 2021 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 17, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
Nov 17, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-205.
Aug 3, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

This bill makes an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress.

A covered project means a project that

  • is an acquisition and demolition project for which an entity began implementation, including planning or construction, before or after requesting assistance for the project under a hazard mitigation assistance program; and
  • qualifies for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

The authority provided under this bill terminates three years after its enactment.

What's happening now November 17, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1917 Identical bill Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Aug 2, 2022
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 14, 2021
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · May 27, 2021
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 27, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1877: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1877/
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"S. 1877: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1877/.
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S. 1877, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1877/.
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