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S594Passed Senate

HELP Response and Recovery Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-13
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Gary C. Peters
Gary C. Peters
Democrat · MI · Senator
Votes with party: 81.6% (841 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000595

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Held at the desk.

2025-12-17

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReported By · 2025-11-03

Previously

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsMarkup By · 2025-07-30
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-13

Plain-English Summary

Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act or the HELP Response and Recovery Act This bill extends the maximum duration of noncompetitive Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contracts for disaster response and recovery from 150 days to one year by repealing a current limitation on such DHS contracts so that standard procurement regulations apply regarding urgent needs. It also requires DHS to report to Congress annually for five years to review how this repeal has prevented waste and provide information on noncompetitive Federal Emergency Management Agency contracts.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Emergency Management
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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