House Bill 1678
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes.
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Passed House on May 3, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
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Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1678
Congress
115
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
checkPassed on May 3, 2017
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
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Passed
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Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
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2/3 Recorded Vote
Roll Number
250
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Summary
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit any administrative action to recover any payment made to a state or local government for disaster or emergency assistance initiated in any forum (with exceptions for fraud) after three years following the transmission of the final expenditure report for project completion, as certified by the grantee (currently, after three years following the transmission of the final expenditure report for the disaster or emergency).
Such revised prohibition shall apply to any such payment provided on or after January 1, 2004. Any administrative action to recover such a payment that is pending on the date of enactment of this bill shall be terminated.
May 4, 2017
May 3, 2017
April 28, 2017
March 22, 2017
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05/04/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
05/03/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/03/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 250). (text: CR 5/02/2017 H3023)
05/03/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 250).(text: CR 5/02/2017 H3023)
05/03/2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3307-3308)
05/02/2017
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Barletta objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
05/02/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1678.
05/02/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3023-3024)
05/02/2017
Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/28/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57.
04/28/2017
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-100.
03/29/2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
03/29/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/29/2017
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
03/23/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
03/22/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
03/22/2017
Introduced in House
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