3.0.0 4995 2023-01-11T13:40:33Z 2023-01-11T13:40:33Z House HR 2018-02-08 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 25 (Thursday, February 8, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:H.R. 4995.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The United States Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Clause18, that Congress shall have the power to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper.[Page H1075]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-02-08T14:02:20Z 2018-02-09 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 2018-02-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2018-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2018-02-08 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2018-02-08 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2018-02-08 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2018-02-08 True D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2018-02-08 True K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2018-02-08 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2018-02-08 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2018-02-08 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2018-02-08 True R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2018-02-08 True V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2018-02-08 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2018-02-13 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2018-02-15 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-02-16 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2018-02-26 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-03-06 False Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory procedures Disaster relief and insurance Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public contracts and procurement Emergency Management 00 2018-02-08 Introduced in House 2018-08-02T17:35:30Z Due Diligence for FEMA Disaster Contractors Act of 2018

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), before awarding a covered contract (i.e., a contract for goods or services, awarded in response to a major disaster or emergency, and in an amount that equals or exceeds $1 million) to: (1) conduct a review of the potential contractor, and (2) determine whether the past performance and resources of the contractor are adequate for the contract's performance.

In carrying out such review, FEMA shall assess the past experience and resources of the potential contractor using specified criteria.

FEMA may waive requirements of this bill upon determining that the waiver is in the public interest.

]]> Due Diligence for FEMA Disaster Contractors Act of 2018 Display Title Due Diligence for FEMA Disaster Contractors Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a contractor review process with respect to certain contracts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Due Diligence for FEMA Disaster Contractors Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4995ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4995ih.xml 2018-02-09 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.