Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3686
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2017-09-06 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Appropriations
Army Corps of Engineers
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Customs enforcement
Defense spending
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior
Disaster relief and insurance
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Education programs funding
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
General Services Administration
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health programs administration and funding
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Legal Services Corporation
Low- and moderate-income housing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Medical research
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Mississippi River
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Guard and reserves
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Natural disasters
Oil and gas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pollution liability
Preschool education
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Public transit
Research administration and funding
Roads and highways
Small Business Administration
Smithsonian Institution
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
Water quality
Water resources funding
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: 

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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1194)
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: 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.
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: 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.
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Introduced in House