To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2242
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-10
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Floods and storm protection

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Solid waste and recycling

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows the President, in the event of a major disaster, to make contributions for (1) the repair of infrastructure used to access a private nonprofit facility damaged or destroyed by such disaster; and (2) solid waste management, stormwater management, emergency support transportation, nonemergency medical, first response, and security.</p>

action_date: 2020-09-04
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill expands the definition of <i>critical services</i> in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2242 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2019 Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.

1. Repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities (a) In general Section 406(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5172(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting (including the repair of infrastructure used to access such facility) after associated expenses ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(B)— (A) by inserting solid waste management, stormwater management, after wastewater treatment, ; and (B) by inserting emergency supply transportation, nonemergency medical, first response, security, after education, . (b) Rule of applicability The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to contributions for major disasters occurring on or after August 1, 2017.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 388 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2242 [Report No. 116–485] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2019 Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure September 4, 2020 Additional sponsors: Mr. Weber of Texas and Ms. Plaskett September 4, 2020 Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 10, 2019 A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.

1. Repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities Section 20601 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ) is amended by inserting , and including, for purposes of this section, solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care, before for the duration .

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to include certain services in the definition of critical services for purposes of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities. .

September 4, 2020 Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed