United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4277 (115th)
Waiver of Emergency Payments Act
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
7 November 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 November 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4277
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4277
- us · 115-hr-4277 · source updated 11 August 2025