US HR4667

Bill

Introduced
12/18/2017

In Committee
12/18/2017

Crossed Over
12/21/2017

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in FY2018 emergency appropriations to several federal agencies for disaster assistance related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; and wildfires that occurred in 2017. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.) DIVISION B--DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM ACT This division amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster response and recovery programs. DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS This division amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to designate cottonseed as a covered commodity beginning with the 2018 crop year. (Producers of covered commodities are eligible for Department of Agriculture [USDA] price and income support programs such as the Price Loss Coverage program.) It also amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to remove the $20 million cap on annual expenditures for livestock producers under the federal crop insurance program. The bill requires all states to participate in USDA's National Accuracy Clearinghouse, which is a database for states to use to prevent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple states. (The clearinghouse is currently a pilot program with five participating states.) DIVISION D--BUDGETARY EFFECTS This division exempts the budgetary effects of division B and each succeeding division of this bill from Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) and other budget enforcement rules.

AI Summary

This bill provides $81 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the 2018 fiscal year to several federal agencies for disaster assistance related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as wildfires that occurred in 2017. It also modifies the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make various changes to FEMA's disaster response and recovery programs, including allowing states to administer certain assistance programs, increasing the federal cost-share for hazard mitigation, and providing additional authorities and flexibilities. Additionally, the bill designates cottonseed as a covered commodity eligible for USDA price and income support programs, removes the $20 million cap on annual expenditures for the federal crop insurance program's livestock provisions, and requires all states to participate in the USDA's National Accuracy Clearinghouse to prevent duplicative Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The budgetary effects of this bill are also exempted from certain budget enforcement rules.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)*,

Last Action

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. (on 01/04/2018)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4667/all-info

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4667/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4667/BILLS-115hr4667pcs.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4667/BILLS-115hr4667pcs.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4667/BILLS-115hr4667eh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4667/BILLS-115hr4667eh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4667/BILLS-115hr4667ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4667/BILLS-115hr4667ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1183	Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Related
HR1665	Disaster Declaration Improvement Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Related
HR1678	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.	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Related
HR1684	Disaster Assistance Support for Communities and Homeowners Act of 2017	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Related
HR1735	Community Empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 309.	Related
HR3176	Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.	Related
HR4397	California Wildfire Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.	Related
HR4455	SMART Rebuilding Act Supporting Mitigation Activities and Resiliency Targets for Rebuilding Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Related
HR4460	Disaster Recovery Reform Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 850.	Related
HR4919	SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	Related
HR6854	Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Related
HRes670	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B.1370) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 4667) making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
S3041	Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 737.	Related

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