H.R. 1917Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

2 recorded actions238 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Lizzie Fletcher [D-TX-07]
Cosponsors: 6 · 4 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Emergency Management
Committees: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Jan 5, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 117-332.

IntroducedMar 16, 2021
Passed the HouseNov 4, 2021
Passed the SenateDec 14, 2022
Sent to the PresidentDec 28, 2022
Became lawJan 5, 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

This act makes an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress.

Specifically, this act covers a project that

is an acquisition and demolition project for which an entity began implementation, including planning or construction, before or after requesting assistance for the project under a hazard mitigation assistance program; and
qualifies for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must have determined that the project qualifies for a categorical exclusion, is compliant with applicable floodplain management and protection of wetland regulations and criteria, and does not require consultation under any other environmental or historic preservation law or regulation or involve any extraordinary circumstances.

FEMA must report to Congress, within 180 days of enactment and annually thereafter for three years, on use of the authority under this act.

Such authority terminates three years after enactment.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1917 as public Law on Jan 5, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 19172 roll calls on this measure

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Nov 4, 2021Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveDec 21, 2022

How every member votedHouse roll call 359

House Nov 4, 2021 · the primary vote

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

409 Yea 16 Nay 6 not voting

Crossed both parties 16 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 16 Republicans.

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members431 members

Democratic219 members

Republican212 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors6 · 4 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1917 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RMichael T. McCaul [R-TX-10]Original

RJenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR-00]Joined Apr 1, 2021

RTom Rice [R-SC-07]Joined Jul 19, 2021

RGregory F. Murphy [R-NC-03]Joined Jul 19, 20212026 profile

DG. K. Butterfield [D-NC-01]Joined Oct 19, 2021

DColin Allred [D-TX-32]Joined Oct 19, 2021

Who lobbied on H.R. 19172 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 1917 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC

Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +4 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2021Filing

CITY OF HOUSTONfiled by AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Budget/Appropriations · Transportation · Disaster Planning/Emergencies1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

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