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S. 1877 117th Congress Senate

Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

Official title: A bill to modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 27, 2021 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationFloods and storm protectionGovernment trust fundsNatural disasters
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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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 Latest action November 17, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 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 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Aug 2, 2022
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 14, 2021
Burr, Richard
· May 27, 2021
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · May 27, 2021
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 27, 2021
 R
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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