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House Bill 5687
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Feb 7, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jan 28, 2020
Latest Action
Feb 11, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5687
Congress
116
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Nita Lowey
New York
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
54
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020

This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations and expands tax credits to respond to recent natural disasters and emergencies that affected Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories.

The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

The bill provides $4.67 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations for programs within

  • the Department of Energy,
  • the Department of Education,
  • the Federal Highway Administration,
  • the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and
  • the Department of Agriculture.

The programs address issues such as

  • cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response;
  • the electric grid;
  • the educational needs of individuals affected by natural disasters and emergencies;
  • repairs to roads affected by natural disasters and emergencies;
  • community development; and
  • disaster nutrition assistance.

The bill also expands tax credits and modifies related requirements that affect the residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. The bill includes provisions regarding

  • the child tax credit,
  • the earned income tax credit,
  • the low-income housing tax credit,
  • the new markets tax credit,
  • the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and
  • an employee retention tax credit.
Text (3)
Placed on Calendar Senate
February 11, 2020
Engrossed in House
February 7, 2020
Introduced in House
January 28, 2020
Amendments (6)
Feb 07, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 788
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to redistribute $1 million in the Community Development Fund to prioritize funding for renewable energy projects that will enhance the long-term resiliency of Puerto Ricos infrastructure.
Agreed To
Feb 07, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 787
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part C of House Report 116-392 to ensure meaningful access to individuals with limited English proficiency to the public information maintained by grantees of the Department of Housing and Urban Developments Community Development Fund.
Agreed To
Feb 07, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 786
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part C of House Report 116-392 to appropriate an additional $45,000,000 for the implementation of revised duplication of benefits rules for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
Agreed To
Feb 07, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 785
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part C of House Report 116-392 to increase Department of Energy technical assistance for the post-disaster recovery of electrical grids in U.S. territories by $3 million.
Agreed To
Feb 07, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 784
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 116-392 to increase the amount for Puerto Rico disaster nutrition assistance to $210,000,000.
Agreed To
Feb 07, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 783
Amendment increases funding to conduct a study on the impacts on educational attainment, long-term economic opportunities and well-being of students from Puerto Rico who have had to disrupt or change their educational path due to a natural disaster.
Agreed To
Related Bills (6)
Jun 03, 2020
Introduced in Senate
6
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3883
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Feb 06, 2020
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 833
Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 826) expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2474) to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5687) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Active
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
House
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
4
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3101
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in House
15
Sponsorship
House Bill 3307
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for payments to possessions of the United States related to the application of the earned income tax credit in such possessions.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
60
Sponsorship
House Bill 1786
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 09, 2019
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 409
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
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