# 116-hr-5868: RELIEF Act

116-hr-5868, RELIEF Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5868
- Congress: 116
- Title: RELIEF Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2020-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Restoring the Efforts of Local Involvement in Emergencies and Floods Act or the RELIEF Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reimburse nonfederal sponsors for work related to the emergency response to a natural disaster.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7508: To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [116-hr-5868 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5868)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8498: Informed Consent Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8498)
- [116-hr-8265: To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to establish a program for se…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8265)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7558: FADS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7558)
- [116-hr-7508: To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7508)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5868 (as of 2025-11-18).