S. 3499 · 117th Congress · 2021–2022
A bill to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
S. 3499 in the 117th Congress (2021–2022) became law — introduced on Jan 13, 2022, sponsored by Gary C. Peters with 1 co-sponsors. Congress held 1 roll call vote on it.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Became law
- Introduced
- Jan 13, 2022
- Co-sponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Emergency Management
- Public law
- Public Law 117-253
What it does
This act repeals a provision of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 that requires the Department of Homeland Security to promulgate regulations to minimize the excessive use by contractors of subcontractors or tiers of subcontractors to perform the principal work of any contract for facilitating response to or recovery from a natural or man-made disaster.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Gary C. Peters (D-MI). Co-sponsors: 1 Republican.
Where it stands
- IntroducedJan 13, 2022
- Passed the SenateJun 7, 2022
- Passed the HouseDec 6, 2022
- Sent to the PresidentDec 16, 2022
- Became lawDec 20, 2022
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 117-253. (Dec 20, 2022)
How Congress voted
- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
House · Dec 6, 2022 · Passed424–1
Every roll call vote on this bill
More bills from Gary C. Peters in the 117th Congress
- S. 272: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021
- S. 1917: K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021
- S. 583: PRICE Act of 2021
- S. 2201: Supply Chain Security Training Act of 2021
- S. 1097: Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021
- S. 2520: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021
- S. 2293: CREW Act
- S. 442: Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act
- S. 2551: AI Training Act
- S. 4205: PAW Act
Other Emergency Management bills in the 117th Congress
- H.R. 4426: Homeland Security for Children Act
- S. 2520: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021
- H.R. 5641: Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act
- S. 4205: PAW Act
- S. 3510: Disaster Resiliency Planning Act
- S. 231: Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act
- S. 3092: FIRE Act
- S. 3875: Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022
- H.R. 7077: Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act
- H.R. 1917: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
Committees
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From GovInfo bill records, Congressional Research Service summaries, Voteview roll calls and lobbying reports.
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