H.R. 3686: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-06 · Emergency Management · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1194)

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1194) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017

Plain summary

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 This bill provides emergency supplemental FY2017 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill provides FY2017 appropriations to: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Legal Services Corporation, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the General Services Administration, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The bill also specifies several requirements and restrictions for the use of funds provided by this bill.

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Official text

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 44 cosponsors

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Al Green (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3686.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3686 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115