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H.R. 4979 · 109th Congress

Local Community Recovery Act of 2006

Law · 109-218 · Apr 20, 2006
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No cosponsors.

  1. House Introduced Mar 16, 2006
  2. House Passed Mar 28, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Apr 6, 2006
  4. President To the President Apr 18, 2006
  5. President Signed Apr 20, 2006
  6. Law Apr 20, 2006

Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 - Amends Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provisions requiring giving preference in the expenditure of federal funds for major disaster or emergency assistance activities to local organizations, firms, or individuals to permit a contract or agreement for such activities to be set aside for…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Apr 20, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 28, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 - Amends Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provisions requiring giving preference in the expenditure of federal funds for major disaster or emergency assistance activities to local organizations, firms, or individuals to permit a contract or agreement for such activities to be set aside for award based on a specific geographic area.

Urges the Corps of Engineers to promptly implement the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision in a solicitation dated March 20, 2006, that such Act allows for geographic preferences.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Local Community Recovery Act of 2006

Latest action (Apr 20, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-218.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 16, 2006

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Mar 16, 2006
  2. House Passed Mar 28, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Apr 6, 2006
  4. President To the President Apr 18, 2006
  5. President Signed Apr 20, 2006
  6. Law Apr 20, 2006

No recorded floor vote found.