[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 594 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 252
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 594
To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal
certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
November 3, 2025
Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal
certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Eliminate
Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act'' or the ``HELP
Response and Recovery Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING
REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006
(Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 695
(6 U.S.C. 794).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. REPORTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Covered Period Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered period'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) with respect to an initial report required
under subsection (b), the period between the date of enactment
of this Act and the date of the report; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) with respect to any succeeding report required
under subsection (b), the period between the date of the most
recent report and the succeeding report.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Requirement.--Not later than 540 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that
is 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) reviews how the repeal under section 2 has--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) prevented waste, fraud, and abuse;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) promoted taxpayer savings;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) includes, with respect to a contract entered
into or extended by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency under urgent and compelling circumstances
during the covered period for which the Administrator did not
solicit bids--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the number of those
contracts;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the subject of each
contract;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the amounts obligated by the
Administrator for each contract;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) if applicable, the State benefitted by
each contract; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) if applicable, the name of the major
disaster or emergency for which each contract was
entered into or extended.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Eliminate Limitations for
Prompt Response and Recovery Act'' or the ``HELP Response and Recovery
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.
The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public
Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 695 (6
U.S.C. 794).
SEC. 3. REPORTS.
(a) Covered Period Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
period'' means--
(1) with respect to an initial report required under
subsection (b), the period between the date of enactment of
this Act and the date of the report; and
(2) with respect to any succeeding report required under
subsection (b), the period between the date of the most recent
report and the succeeding report.
(b) Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is 5
years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report that--
(1) reviews how the repeal under section 2 has--
(A) prevented waste, fraud, and abuse; and
(B) promoted taxpayer savings; and
(2) includes, with respect to a contract entered into or
extended by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency under urgent and compelling circumstances
during the covered period for which the Administrator did not
solicit bids--
(A) the number of those contracts;
(B) the subject of each contract;
(C) the amounts obligated by the Administrator for
each contract;
(D) if applicable, the State benefitted by each
contract; and
(E) if applicable, the name of the major disaster
or emergency for which each contract was entered into
or extended.
Calendar No. 252
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 594
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal
certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 3, 2025
Reported with an amendment