Waiver of Emergency Payments Act
Latest action · Nov 8, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedNov 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Waiver of Emergency Payments Act
This bill directs that the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a major disaster (specifically, regarding essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, and federal assistance to individuals and households) shall be 100% of the eligible costs.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 7, 2017 to Mar 13, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Nov 7, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Nov 9, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Mar 13, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 7, 2017 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Nov 8, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Nov 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8602 | Adriano Espaillat D-NY | Nov 8, 2017 |
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. 181, November 7, 2017, page H8597.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6859 | COMPROMISO Act | Related bill | Sep 21, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that the Federal share of the costs of certain assistance relating to Hurricanes Irma and Maria is 100 percent, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Waiver of Emergency Payments Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 7, 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.
