# 116-hr-2242: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.

116-hr-2242, To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2242
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
- Introduced: 2019-04-10
- Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill allows the President, in the event of a major disaster, to make contributions for (1) the repair of infrastructure used to access a private nonprofit facility damaged or destroyed by such disaster; and (2) solid waste management, stormwater management, emergency support transportation, nonemergency medical, first response, and security.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-2242 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2242)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2242 (as of 2025-11-18).