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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure that the ongoing modernization of the grant systems for the administration of assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act includes:
an online interface for applicants to complete application forms, submit materials, and access the status of applications;
FEMA shall deliver the system capabilities in increments or iterations as working components for applicant use.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1679 as public Law on Nov 21, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House May 2, 2017
FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017
Passed · Two-thirds required
419 Yea 0 Nay 11 not voting
Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
430 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1679 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 1679 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
25 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.