# 115-hr-1117: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.

115-hr-1117, To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO); status Became Public Law No: 115-69. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-1117
- Congress: 115
- Title: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 115-69.
- Introduced: 2017-02-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress regarding its plans to provide: (1) consistent guidance to applicants on FEMA disaster funding procedures during the response to an emergency or disaster, (2) appropriate record maintenance and transfer of documents to new teams during staff transitions, and (3) accurate assistance to applicants and grantees to ease the administrative burden throughout the process of obtaining and monitoring assistance. The report must: (1) include a plan for implementing operating procedures and document retention requirements to ensure the maintenance of appropriate records throughout the life cycle of the emergency or disaster; and (2) identify new technologies to aid the disaster workforce in partnering with state, local, and tribal governments and private nonprofits in the wake of a disaster or emergency to educate, assist, and inform applicants on the status of their applications and projects.

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- 115-hr-6932: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program.
- 115-hr-6774: Iran Payments Accountability Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6633: Turkey International Financial Institutions Act
- 115-hr-6541: Local Control of School Lunch Act
- 115-hr-6471: To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of subminimum wage with respect to certain contracts.

## Sources
- [115-hr-1117 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1117)

## Related
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- [115-hr-6932: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6932)
- [115-hr-6774: Iran Payments Accountability Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6774)
- [115-hr-6633: Turkey International Financial Institutions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6633)
- [115-hr-6541: Local Control of School Lunch Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6541)
- [115-hr-6471: To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of subminimum wage w…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6471)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1117 (as of 2025-11-18).