S. 3648 · 118th Congress · Senate

HELP Response and Recovery Act

In Congress· Held at the desk.
Introduced
Jan 24, 24
Passed Senate
Mar 20, 24
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act or the HELP Response and Recovery Act

This bill repeals a statute requiring the Department of Homeland Security to limit to no more than 150 days the duration of certain noncompetitive contracts facilitating response to or recovery from a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster. The bill also states that it is the sense of Congress that the repealed statute has been rendered obsolete by changes to law and regulation.

Action Timeline

11
  1. MAR 21, 2024Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. MAR 21, 2024Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. MAR 21, 2024Floor

    Held at the desk.

  4. MAR 20, 2024Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2478; text: CR S2478)

  5. MAR 20, 2024Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration

    CR S2478; text: CR S2478)

  6. MAR 14, 2024Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-161.

    118Yea
    161Nay
    0NV
  7. MAR 14, 2024Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-161.

    118Yea
    161Nay
    0NV
  8. MAR 14, 2024Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.

  9. JAN 31, 2024Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  10. JAN 24, 2024IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  11. JAN 24, 2024IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 14, 2024

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Jan 31, 2024

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Jan 24, 2024

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