Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017

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Introduced

6 September 2017

Last action

11 September 2017 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1194)

Sponsors

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

Subjects

Defence, Environment, Housing, Agriculture, Budget

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11 August 2025

Defence · Environment · Housing · Agriculture · Budget

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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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Timeline

6 September 2017
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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6 September 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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6 September 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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11 September 2017
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1194)
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Related records

related to → Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3686
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