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H.R. 4277 (115th)

Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

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Introduced

7 November 2017

Last action

8 November 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Sponsors

Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

11 August 2025

Summary

Waiver of Emergency Payments Act This bill directs that the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a major disaster (specifically, regarding essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, and federal assistance to individuals and households) shall be 100% of the eligible costs.

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Timeline

  1. 7 November 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 November 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 November 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 November 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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