HR 7322 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.

Introduced Dec 17, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Garret Graves R-LA

Latest action · Dec 18, 2018 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.

IntroducedDec 17, 2018
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, after the declaration of a major disaster, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance necessary for meeting unmet needs as a result of such disaster.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 17, 2018.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett	Original	Dec 17, 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 Dec 17, 2018
	Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee	Referred Dec 18, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Dec 17, 2018Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H10269.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1311	To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.	Reintroduced Bill	Jul 11, 2019

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 17, 2018Introduced in House

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