H.R. 3058: FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011
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H.R. 3058: FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-23 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011
Plain summary
FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to permit a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation with respect to the micropurchase threshold in order to support domestic emergency operations. Prohibits such threshold from exceeding $15,000 in any such deviation. Defines "domestic emergency operation" to mean assistance activities carried out in support of: (1) an emergency or major disaster as defined in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; (2) any occasion for which the Secretary determines federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the United States; or (3) any natural catastrophe or fire, flood, or explosion in the United States that causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance to supplement the efforts and resources of states, local governments, and disaster relief organizations.
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Official text
FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · 4 cosponsors
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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3058.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3058 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112