H.R. 1678: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 1678: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes.
115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-22 · Emergency Management · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 250 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1678 (2017-05-03), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit any administrative action to recover any payment made to a state or local government for disaster or emergency assistance initiated in any forum (with exceptions for fraud) after three years following the transmission of the final expenditure report for project completion, as certified by the grantee (currently, after three years following the transmission of the final expenditure report for the disaster or emergency). Such revised prohibition shall apply to any such payment provided on or after January 1, 2004. Any administrative action to recover such a payment that is pending on the date of enactment of this bill shall be terminated.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] · 3 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 250 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1678 (2017-05-03): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Statute
- A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1678.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr1678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115