DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017
This division provides $81 billion in FY2018 emergency appropriations to several federal agencies for disaster assistance related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; and wildfires that occurred in 2017. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.)
DIVISION B--DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM ACT
This division amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster response and recovery programs.
DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS
This division amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to designate cottonseed as a covered commodity beginning with the 2018 crop year. (Producers of covered commodities are eligible for Department of Agriculture [USDA] price and income support programs such as the Price Loss Coverage program.)
It also amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to remove the $20 million cap on annual expenditures for livestock producers under the federal crop insurance program.
The bill requires all states to participate in USDA's National Accuracy Clearinghouse, which is a database for states to use to prevent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple states. (The clearinghouse is currently a pilot program with five participating states.)
DIVISION D--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
This division exempts the budgetary effects of division B and each succeeding division of this bill from Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) and other budget enforcement rules.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-04 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. | Senate |
| 2018-01-03 | Calendars | Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2017-12-21 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 251 - 169 (Roll no. 709). (text: CR H10364-10385) | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10403-10404) | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further consideration of H.R. 4667 was postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4667. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | On question of consideration of the bill Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | QUESTION OF CONSIDERATION - The Chair announced that the bill contained an emergency designation pursuant to section 4(g)(1) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and accordingly, the Chair would put the question of consideration under section 4(g)(2) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-21 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 670. (consideration: CR H10364-10394) | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-18 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-18 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-18 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |