H.R. 2242: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 2242: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.
116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-10 · Emergency Management · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388. 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 to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
This bill expands the definition of critical services in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care.
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Official text
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] · 2 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2242.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr2242 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116