HR 4667 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes.

Introduced Dec 18, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ

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Latest action · Jan 4, 2018 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 18, 2017
  2. Passed HouseDec 21, 2017
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017

This division provides $81 billion in FY2018 emergency appropriations to several federal agencies for disaster assistance related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; and wildfires that occurred in 2017. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.)

DIVISION B--DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM ACT

This division amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster response and recovery programs.

DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS

This division amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to designate cottonseed as a covered commodity beginning with the 2018 crop year. (Producers of covered commodities are eligible for Department of Agriculture [USDA] price and income support programs such as the Price Loss Coverage program.)

It also amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to remove the $20 million cap on annual expenditures for livestock producers under the federal crop insurance program.

The bill requires all states to participate in USDA's National Accuracy Clearinghouse, which is a database for states to use to prevent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple states. (The clearinghouse is currently a pilot program with five participating states.)

DIVISION D--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

This division exempts the budgetary effects of division B and each succeeding division of this bill from Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) and other budget enforcement rules.

Recorded votes 1

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 709Passed251–169Dec 21, 2017

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAppropriations Committee
Referred Dec 18, 2017
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Dec 18, 2017

Actions 14

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2018Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
  2. Jan 3, 2018Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Dec 21, 2017Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 670. (consideration: CR H10364-10394)
  4. Dec 21, 2017QUESTION OF CONSIDERATION - The Chair announced that the bill contained an emergency designation pursuant to section 4(g)(1) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and accordingly, the Chair would put the question of consideration under section 4(g)(2) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
  5. Dec 21, 2017On question of consideration of the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
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In the Congressional Record 9

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H765Ted Poe R-TXFeb 5, 2018
SenateDebate and remarks S560–S564Bill Nelson D-FL, Marco Rubio R-FLJan 30, 2018
SenateDebate and remarks S479John Cornyn R-TXJan 24, 2018
House · SenateDebate and remarks H162, S164Christopher Murphy D-CT, Steny H. Hoyer D-MDJan 11, 2018
SenateDebate and remarks S28Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Mitch McConnell R-KYJan 4, 2018
SenateDebate and remarks S25Mitch McConnell R-KYJan 3, 2018
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1757Betty McCollum D-MNDec 22, 2017
House · SenateDebate and remarks H10349–H10360, H10364–H10394, H10406, S8191, S8237Text printed H10349, H10364–H10385Amendments H10358Recorded votes H10359, H10403consideration (H. Res. 670), previous questionmakingBill Shuster R-PA, Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Garret Graves R-LA, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), John Abney Culberson R-TX, John H. Rutherford R-FL, John R. Carter R-TX, Jose E. Serrano D-NY, Joseph Crowley D-NY, Ken Calvert R-CA, Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Lou Barletta R-PA, Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL, Mike Thompson D-CA, Mimi Walters R-CA, Nita M. Lowey D-NY, Pete Sessions R-TX, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Raul Ruiz D-CA, Rob Woodall R-GA, Rodney Davis R-IL, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI, Ted Cruz R-TXDec 21, 2017
HouseDeclaratory Statements H10346—Dec 20, 2017

Research

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Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Dec 20, 2017Rules Committee Print 115-50, Containing the Text of H.R. 4667, and Other ModificationsCBO estimate for Division E and Divisions F-H of Rules Committee Print 115-50

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing their use.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 206, December 18, 2017, page H10180.

CRS reports 11

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Cite it 11

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Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 507Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 670, the amendments printed in House Report 115-477 are considered adopted.Rules CommitteeHouse amendment offered

Related bills 13

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 670Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R.1370) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4667) making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from December 22, 2017, through January 7, 2018.Related billDec 21, 2017
HR 1183Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017Related billFeb 17, 2017
HR 1665Disaster Declaration Improvement ActRelated billMay 4, 2017
HR 1678To 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.Related billMay 4, 2017
HR 1684Disaster Assistance Support for Communities and Homeowners Act of 2017Related billJun 27, 2017
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Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 4

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  1. Jan 4, 2018Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Dec 21, 2017Received in Senate
  3. Dec 21, 2017Engrossed in House
  4. Dec 18, 2017Introduced in House

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