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H.R. 4979: Local Community Recovery Act of 2006

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H.R. 4979: Local Community Recovery Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-218.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-218. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Local Community Recovery Act of 2006

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 28, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 - Amends Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provisions requiring giving preference in the expenditure of federal funds for major disaster or emergency assistance activities to local organizations, firms, or individuals to permit a contract or agreement for such activities to be set aside for award based on a specific geographic area. Urges the Corps of Engineers to promptly implement the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision in a solicitation dated March 20, 2006, that such Act allows for geographic preferences.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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Official text

Local Community Recovery Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4979 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109