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Bill Text Stats

4
Analyzed sections
N/A
Detected dollar total
0
Tax signals
3
Deadlines

Signal counts

Tax density 0.0%
Spending density 0.0%
Studies 6
Agency 5
Deadline 3
Statutory Reference 3
Amendments 2

Top agencies

Administrator of the Federal Emergency 1
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development 1
Secretary of Health and Human Services 1
Secretary of Labor 1
Secretary of Transportation 1

Statutory references

42 U.S.C. 5121 1
Public Law 115-254 1
Public Law 115-254 1

House Votes

No House roll call votes have been linked to this bill yet.

Timeline

Dec 16, 2024

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-297.

Dec 16, 2024

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-297.

Dec 16, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703.

Nov 20, 2024

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jan 26, 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 25, 2023

Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jan 25, 2023

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H293-295)

Jan 25, 2023

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 255.

Jan 25, 2023

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H293-294)

Jan 25, 2023

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H293-294)

Jan 25, 2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 10, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Affected Sectors

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Small business
48 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 86%

Administrator of the Small Business Administration administrator of the small business administration

Administrator of the Small Business Administration administrator of the small business administration

Administrator of the Small Business Administration administrator of the small business administration

Healthcare
44 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 82%

Secretary of Health and Human Services secretary of health and human services

Secretary of Health and Human Services secretary of health and human services

Secretary of Health and Human Services secretary of health and human services

Transportation
17 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 85%

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Standing House

Secretary of Transportation secretary of transportation

Secretary of Transportation secretary of transportation

Labor and employment
16 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 82%

Secretary of Labor secretary of labor

Secretary of Labor secretary of labor

Secretary of Labor secretary of labor

Housing and real estate
8 evidence matches
Impact 98% Confidence 80%

Information collection Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in coordination with the Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, th

E ASSESSMENTS. ``(a) Information Collection.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in coordination with the Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, th

Information collection Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in coordination with the Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, th

Defense
1 evidence matches
Impact 84% Confidence 78%

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Standing Senate

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Agency sample by amount

Where the local sample is concentrated

$203.2B
Department of Health and Human Services $146.2B
569 sampled awards
Department of Transportation $38.3B
398 sampled awards
Department of Labor $13.8B
579 sampled awards
Department of Commerce $5.0B
65 sampled awards

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Largest sampled awards

Award records in this context

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $18.8B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $17.6B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $17.5B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $16.2B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $16.1B
grants · Department of Health and Human Services
NV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $2.7B
grants · Department of Transportation

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Agency spending context

Department of Health and Human Services

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Health and Human Services
Sampled awards569
Award amount in local sample$146,150,587,987
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Agency spending context

Department of Transportation

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Transportation
Sampled awards398
Award amount in local sample$38,252,790,885
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Department of Commerce

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
Sampled awards65
Award amount in local sample$5,009,033,126
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grants · 69A36524521060FSPNV

NV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$2,673,430,672

THE PROJECT INCLUDES ROW ACQUISITION, FINAL DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND ROLLING STOCK FOR A NEW ALL-ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM BETWEEN LAS VEGAS, NV AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA. IT INCLUDES 218 MILES OF TRACK AND SYSTEMS, BRIDGES, HIGHWAY MODIFICATIONS, STATIONS AT LAS VEGAS AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA, A VMF MOW FACILITY IN SLOANE, NV, A MOW FACILITY IN VICTOR VALLEY, CA, AND PROCUREMENT OF 10 HIGH-SPEED TRAINSETS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE PASSENGERS IN NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND WILL CONNECT TO THE HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR, METROLINK, AND CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL. BRIGHTLINE WEST, THE SUBRECIPIENT, WILL FINANCE, DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM.

grants · 2620B109
Award amount
$1,559,362,480

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR PRE-PLANNING ACTIVITIES; TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES OF BROADBAND PROGRAM OR OFFICE OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY OR EMPLOYEES OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY, AND RELATED STAFFING CAPACITY OR CONSULTING OR CONTRACTED SUPPORT TO EFFECTUATE GOALS OF BEAD PROGRAM; ESTABLISHING, OPERATING, OR INCREASING CAPACITY OF A BROADBAND OFFICE THAT OVERSEES BROADBAND PROGRAMS AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY; ASSET MAPPING ACROSS THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY TO CATALOGUE BROADBAND ADOPTION, AFFORDABILITY, EQUITY, ACCESS AND DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY; CONDUCTING SURVEYS OF UNSERVED, UNDERSERVED, AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND BARRIERS TO ADOPTION; REASONABLE POST-NOFO, PRE-AWARD EXPENSES $100,000 RELATING TO PREPARATION OF PROGRAM SUBMISSIONS OR ADDING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN PREPARATION FOR BEAD PROGRAM; PUBLICATIONS, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT; PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO POTENTIAL SUBGRANTEES, INCLUDING THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS; AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEETING THE LOCAL COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION IV.C.1.C OF THIS NOFO INCLUDING CAPACITY BUILDING AT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS OR CONTRACTED SUPPORT. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE OUTCOMES OF MICHIGAN'S PROPOSED PROJECT, "MI CONNECTED FUTURE," ARE THE CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN IDENTIFYING MICHIGAN'S BROADBAND ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, EQUITY, AND ADOPTION NEEDS, SERVING AS A BENCHMARK FOR ADOPTING STRATEGIES, GOALS, AND INITIAL MEASURES FOR CONNECTING ALL RESIDENTS OF MICHIGAN WITH RELIABLE BROADBAND SERVICE; COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESSING CONNECTIVITY CHALLENGES AND CREATE A MORE DIGITALLY EQUITABLE STATE BY COMBINING BEAD AND SDEPG EFFORTS INTO A SINGLE, ROBUST COMPREHENSIVE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN ADDRESSING THE STATE'S CHALLENGES AND CONNECT EVERY RESIDENT, BUSINESS, INSTITUTION, AND COMMUNITY TO HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND; THEREBY, REDUCING CONFUSION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS; CREATING AN INCLUSIVE PLAN BY WEAVING TOGETHER THE UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND DIGITAL EQUITY GOALS OF BOTH PROGRAMS; AND MAKING EFFICIENT USE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES BY REDUCING THE DUPLICATIVE ACTIVITIES AND SHARING OF COSTS. IN ADDITION TO OVERARCHING GOALS, MORE SPECIFIC OUTCOMES INCLUDE ALLOWING FOR BETTER GAUGING OF ACTIVITY PROGRESS AND A MEANS FOR MEASURING ACTIVITY COMPLETION, GREATER CAPACITY AND THE CREATION OF A MORE COMPREHENSIVE FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN, AS WELL AS FUTURE PROJECT DELIVERABLES; CREATING AN ASSET INVENTORY TO IDENTIFY GAPS WHEN COMPARED WITH NEEDS ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY NEEDS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED GROUPS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN WITH A FOCUS ON RURAL AND UNSERVED POPULATIONS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

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Summary

53 Passed House Feb 8, 2023

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act This bill extends the deadline by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) conduct a study and develop a plan under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be made less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and (2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on federal disaster assistance awarded. Not later than two years after enactment of this bill, FEMA shall convene a working group on a regular basis to identify (1) potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; and (2) potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments. FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments and the findings and recommendations of the working group to Congress with a briefing. The report must be made available to the public and posted on FEMA's website.

00 Introduced in House Feb 8, 2023

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act This bill extends the deadline by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) conduct a study and develop a plan under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be made less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and (2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on federal disaster assistance awarded. Not later than two years after enactment of this bill, FEMA shall convene a working group on a regular basis to identify (1) potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; and (2) potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments. FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments and the findings and recommendations of the working group to Congress with a briefing. The report must be made available to the public and posted on FEMA's website.

Sponsors

Dunn, Neal P.
Cosponsor

Dunn, Neal P.

Republican · FL-2 · D000628

Joined Jan 24, 2023
Website
N/A
Office
466 Cannon House Office Building

Amendments

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