United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1678 (115th)
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.
Introduced
22 March 2017
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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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.
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 4 May 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 4 May 2017
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 3 May 2017
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 3 May 2017
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 3 May 2017
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 28 April 2017
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 28 April 2017
Reported to House without amendment
summary · EN · 28 April 2017
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 March 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 March 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 March 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1678
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1678