United States · Law · HR
H.R. 1117 (115th)
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.
Introduced
16 February 2017
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 115-69.
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Subjects
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Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress regarding its plans to provide: (1) consistent guidance to applicants on FEMA disaster funding procedures during the response to an emergency or disaster, (2) appropriate record maintenance and transfer of documents to new teams during staff transitions, and (3) accurate assistance to applicants and grantees to ease the administrative burden throughout the process of obtaining and monitoring assistance. The report must: (1) include a plan for implementing operating procedures and document retention requirements to ensure the maintenance of appropriate records throughout the life cycle of the emergency or disaster; and (2) identify new technologies to aid the disaster workforce in partnering with state, local, and tribal governments and private nonprofits in the wake of a disaster or emergency to educate, assist, and inform applicants on the status of their applications and projects.
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Documents
20 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 18 October 2017
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 18 October 2017
Public Law
summary · EN · 18 October 2017
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 4 October 2017
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 18 September 2017
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 18 September 2017
Reported to Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 18 September 2017
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 28 March 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 28 March 2017
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 March 2017
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 March 2017
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 27 March 2017
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 9 March 2017
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 9 March 2017
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 9 March 2017
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1117
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1117