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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2242" measure-id="id116hr2242" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-04-10" update-date="2021-01-12">
<title>To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2242v07" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-01-12">
<action-date>2020-09-04</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill expands the definition of <i>critical services</i> in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr2242v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-06-05">
<action-date>2019-04-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill allows the President, in the event of a major disaster, to make contributions for (1) the repair of infrastructure used to access a private nonprofit facility damaged or destroyed by such disaster; and (2) solid waste management, stormwater management, emergency support transportation, nonemergency medical, first response, and security.</p>]]></summary-text>
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