3.0.0 3452 2023-01-11T13:37:18Z 2023-01-11T13:37:18Z House HR 2017-07-27 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 3452.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause I (The Spending Clause)--Whichstates,`The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collectTaxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts andprovide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States . . . .''[Page H6518]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-28T16:56:52Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-28T16:56:41Z Referred to 2017-07-27T14:10:20Z Relief for Recovering Communities Act 115 1664 S 2017-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4430) Related bill CRS 2017-07-28 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2017-07-28 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2017-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 N S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2017-07-28 False C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2017-07-28 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-08-25 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2017-09-18 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2017-09-18 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2017-10-03 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2017-10-10 False G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2017-10-11 False Transportation and Public Works Disaster relief and insurance Public transit Transportation programs funding Urban and suburban affairs and development Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-07-27 Introduced in House 2018-06-13T20:52:02Z Relief for Recovering Communities Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to treat an area as an "urbanized area" following a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act until the second decennial census conducted after such disaster if:

  • the population of the area fell below 50,000 as a result of such disaster;
  • the area was defined and designated as such by the Department of Commerce in the decennial census immediately preceding such disaster, beginning with the 2000 decennial census; and
  • the area was not so defined and designated in the decennial census immediately following such disaster.

An area treated as an urbanized area shall be assigned the population and square miles of the urban cluster with respect to the area designated by Commerce in the most recent decennial census. This designation as an urbanized area permits an application for federal transit funding based upon population levels in the area prior to the major disaster.

]]> Relief for Recovering Communities Act Display Title Relief for Recovering Communities Act Official Title as Introduced To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the treatment of a community as an urbanized area following a major disaster. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Relief for Recovering Communities Act Introduced in House 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3452ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3452ih.xml 2017-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.