Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017
Latest action · Sep 11, 2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1194)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017
This bill provides emergency supplemental FY2017 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.
The bill provides FY2017 appropriations to:
- the Department of Agriculture,
- the Department of Commerce,
- the Department of Justice,
- the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
- the Legal Services Corporation,
- the Department of Defense,
- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
- the General Services Administration,
- the Small Business Administration,
- the Department of Homeland Security,
- the Department of the Interior,
- the Environmental Protection Agency,
- the Forest Service,
- the Smithsonian Institution,
- the Department of Labor,
- the Department of Health and Human Services,
- the Department of Transportation, and
- the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The bill also specifies several requirements and restrictions for the use of funds provided by this bill.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 6, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Sep 6, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Sep 6, 2017 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1194)
- Sep 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 6, 2017Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 143, September 6, 2017, page H7089.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-56 | HOUSTON STRONG: HURRICANE HARVEY LESSONS LEARNED AND THE PATH FORWARD134 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-53 | PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND REBUILDING: LESSONS FROM THE 2017 DISASTERS123 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Mar 15, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3672 | Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. | Related bill | Sep 5, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Harvey, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Appropriations
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Coast guard
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Customs enforcement
- Defense spending
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Transportation
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Education programs funding
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Floods and storm protection
- Forests, forestry, trees
- General Services Administration
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health programs administration and funding
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Housing and community development funding
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Lawyers and legal services
- Legal Services Corporation
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Medical research
- Military facilities and property
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Mississippi River
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Guard and reserves
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Natural disasters
- Oil and gas
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pollution liability
- Preschool education
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public housing
- Public transit
- Research administration and funding
- Roads and highways
- Small Business Administration
- Smithsonian Institution
- Transportation programs funding
- User charges and fees
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
