Search Results: keywords:"help response and recovery act"

  • S. 3648 — An Act To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:483

    S. 3648, also known as the “Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act,” aims to update the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 by removing outdated rules related to contracting. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3648 is a new rule that helps fix old rules about how the government hires people to help during emergencies, like big storms. It wants to make sure the government spends money wisely and doesn't waste it, by checking very carefully what they do with the money.

  • S. 3648 — To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:780

    The bill, titled the “Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act” or the “HELP Response and Recovery Act,” aims to repeal an outdated section of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. Congress believes that the original section has become obsolete...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like cleaning up old rules. It wants to get rid of a rule from a past disaster response law because it’s no longer needed, and it asks the government to check if this change helps save money and stop cheating.

  • S. 3648 — To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:296

    S. 3648, titled the “Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act” or the “HELP Response and Recovery Act,” seeks to make changes to the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006. The bill, introduced by Mr. Peters and Mr. Kennedy, specifically aims to...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3648 is a bill that tries to change an old law about how the government buys stuff after disasters. It wants to get rid of rules that people think are not needed anymore because there are new rules in place.