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Bill · 119th Congress · S 594
HELP Response and Recovery Act
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Introduced 2025-02-13Topic: governance ethics · budget · public safetySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceHelping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act or the HELP Response and Recovery Act This bill extends the maximum duration of noncompetitive Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contracts for disaster response and recovery from 150 days to one year by repealing a current limitation on such DHS contracts so that standard procurement regulations apply regarding urgent needs. It also requires DHS to report to Congress annually for five years to review how this repeal has prevented waste and provide information on noncompetitive Federal Emergency Management Agency contracts.
Sponsors
- Gary C. Peters Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2025-12-17 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2025-12-17 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8764-8765; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8764-8765) | |
| 2025-12-16 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-11-03 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 252. | |
| 2025-11-03 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2025-11-03 | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2025-07-30 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-02-13 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |