Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

Bill: 115-hr-4277
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2017-11-07
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Caribbean area

Disaster relief and insurance

Natural disasters

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Waiver of Emergency Payments Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4277 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2017 Mr. Gutiérrez (for himself and Mr. Espaillat ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To ensure that the Federal share of the costs of certain assistance relating to Hurricanes Irma and Maria is 100 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Waiver of Emergency Payments Act . 2. Federal share of assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under sections 403, 404, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b , 5170c, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such sections.