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This is for H.R. 41: Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
Summary of bill: This bill was introduced to increase funding to FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program by 9.7 billion dollars.
Introduced
This bill was introduced by Representative Scott Garrett (Republican) on January 3, 2013
Committee
On January 3, 2013, the bill was referred to Committee.
House Committee on Financial Services (37 Republicans, 27 Democrats)
Passed House
On January 4, 2013 the bill passed the House.
NAY: 67 Representatives (67 Republicans, 0 Democrats)
This was also referred to the House Committee on the Budget (22 Republicans, 15 Democrats)
YEA: 354 Representatives (161 Republicans, 193 Democrats)
Not voting: 8 Representatives (4 Republicans, 4 Democrats)
Passed Senate
On January 4, 2013 the bill passed the Senate.
Signed by the President
On January 6, 2013 the bill was signed by the President
