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 The bill also states that it is the sense of Congress that the repealed statute has been rendered obsolete by changes to law and regulation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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.
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.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2478; text: CR S2478)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2478; text: CR S2478)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
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