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H.R.1678

H.R.1678: 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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About This Bill

Introduced March 22, 2017
Latest Major Action May 4, 2017

Bill Sponsor

Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)

Bill Cosponsors

3 (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Bill Versions

Referred in Senate - May 4, 2017
Engrossed in House - May 3, 2017
Reported in House - April 28, 2017
Introduced in House - March 22, 2017

Bill Summary

(Sec. 1) 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...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
May 4, 2017	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 3, 2017	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 3, 2017	Vote in the 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)
May 3, 2017	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3307-3308)
May 2, 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
May 2, 2017	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1678.
May 2, 2017	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3023-3024)
May 2, 2017	Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
April 28, 2017	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57.
April 28, 2017	Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-100.
March 29, 2017	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
March 29, 2017	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 29, 2017	Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
March 23, 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
March 22, 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
March 22, 2017	Introduced in the House by Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)

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