HELP Response and Recovery Act
- Last Action
- 12/17/2025
Actions
- 2025-12-17Held at the desk.
- 2025-12-17Received in the House.
- 2025-12-17Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2025-12-16Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8764-8765; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8764-8765)
- 2025-12-16Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-11-03Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 252.
- 2025-11-03Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2025-11-03Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2025-07-30Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2025-02-13Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2025-02-13Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-13 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Public contracts and procurement
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