The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2024
S 3648

Sponsored by Gary C. Peters (D)

HELP Response and Recovery Act

Would have repealed a 150-day limit on some emergency contracts that skip competitive bidding.

Tradeoff

Would have let the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) keep no-bid emergency contracts running past 150 days. Would have required yearly reports on whether those contracts saved money and cut waste.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 3648, HELP Response and Recovery Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/60060 · Mar 2024

The Senate passed this bill by on March 20, 2024. The House never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 24, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Jan 24, 2024)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jan 31, 2024)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-161.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 20, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 21, 2024)