H.R. 1117: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.

H.R. 1117: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-16 · Emergency Management · Latest: Signed by President.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 195 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1117 (2017-03-27), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
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Official title

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 9, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress regarding its plans to provide: (1) consistent guidance to applicants on FEMA disaster funding procedures during the response to an emergency or disaster, (2) appropriate record maintenance and transfer of documents to new teams during staff transitions, and (3) accurate assistance to applicants and grantees to ease the administrative burden throughout the process of obtaining and monitoring assistance. The report must: (1) include a plan for implementing operating procedures and document retention requirements to ensure the maintenance of appropriate records throughout the life cycle of the emergency or disaster; and (2) identify new technologies to aid the disaster workforce in partnering with state, local, and tribal governments and private nonprofits in the wake of a disaster or emergency to educate, assist, and inform applicants on the status of their applications and projects.

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Official text

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1117, a bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster (2017-03-07); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1117, an act to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster (2017-08-07)

Recorded votes

House roll call 195 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1117 (2017-03-27): Passed

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Sources

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1117.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1117 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115