# 115-hr-3852: Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017

115-hr-3852, Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3852
- Congress: 115
- Title: Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Introduced: 2017-09-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017 This bill allows the head of an agency responsible for the administration of the navigation or vessel inspection laws, when the head considers it necessary for humanitarian relief efforts, and following a determination by the Maritime Administrator of the non-availability of qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet those requirements, to waive compliance with those laws as the Administrator prescribes.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3852 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3852)

## Related
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- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3852 (as of 2025-11-18).