3.0.0 4277 2023-01-11T13:38:05Z 2023-01-11T13:38:05Z House HR 2017-11-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 181 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GUTIERREZ:H.R. 4277.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H8597]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-08T15:01:27Z Referred to 2017-11-07T15:02:35Z Continuing Our Mission in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations Act 115 6859 HR 2018-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2017-11-08 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 2017-11-07 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-11-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 N E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2017-11-07 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2017-11-09 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-11-15 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-11-15 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 2018-03-13 False Emergency Management Caribbean area Disaster relief and insurance Natural disasters Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Emergency Management 00 2017-11-07 Introduced in House 2018-03-24T15:40:25Z 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.

]]> Waiver of Emergency Payments Act Display Title Waiver of Emergency Payments Act Short Titles as Introduced Waiver of Emergency Payments Act 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. Introduced in House 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4277ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4277ih.xml 2017-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 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.