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119th Congress
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HELP Response and Recovery Act
Introduced: February 13, 2025
Introduced by:
Peters, Gary C.
Democratic
· Michigan
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2025
Held at the desk.
Dec 17, 2025
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 16, 2025
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8764-8765; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8764-8765)
Dec 16, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 3, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 252.
Nov 3, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act or the HELP Response and Recovery Act
This bill extends the maximum duration of noncompetitive Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contracts for disaster response and recovery from 150 days to one year by repealing a current limitation on such DHS contracts so that standard procurement regulations apply regarding urgent needs. It also requires DHS to report to Congress annually for five years to review how this repeal has prevented waste and provide information on noncompetitive Federal Emergency Management Agency contracts.
What's happening now
Held at the desk.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1