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State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
12/30/2022, 7:34 AM
Summary of Bill HR 5735
Bill 117 hr 5735, also known as the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act, is a piece of legislation currently being considered by the US Congress. The main goal of this bill is to provide financial assistance to states, local governments, tribal nations, and territories in order to help them recover from fiscal challenges, invest in infrastructure projects, and respond to natural disasters.
The bill aims to give these entities more flexibility in how they can use federal funds, allowing them to address their specific needs and priorities. This includes providing funding for infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, and public transportation systems, as well as disaster relief efforts in the event of emergencies like hurricanes, wildfires, or floods.
Additionally, the bill seeks to streamline the process for accessing and using federal funds, making it easier for states, local governments, tribal nations, and territories to receive the assistance they need in a timely manner. This is intended to help these entities recover more quickly from financial challenges and natural disasters, ultimately benefiting the communities they serve. Overall, the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act is designed to provide much-needed support to states, local governments, tribal nations, and territories as they work to overcome fiscal challenges, invest in infrastructure projects, and respond to natural disasters.
The bill aims to give these entities more flexibility in how they can use federal funds, allowing them to address their specific needs and priorities. This includes providing funding for infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, and public transportation systems, as well as disaster relief efforts in the event of emergencies like hurricanes, wildfires, or floods.
Additionally, the bill seeks to streamline the process for accessing and using federal funds, making it easier for states, local governments, tribal nations, and territories to receive the assistance they need in a timely manner. This is intended to help these entities recover more quickly from financial challenges and natural disasters, ultimately benefiting the communities they serve. Overall, the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act is designed to provide much-needed support to states, local governments, tribal nations, and territories as they work to overcome fiscal challenges, invest in infrastructure projects, and respond to natural disasters.
Congressional Summary of HR 5735
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
This bill allows states, tribes, territories, and localities to use certain COVID-19 relief funds for new categories of spending, including for natural disasters and infrastructure projects. It also makes changes to expenditure deadlines and other aspects of this funding.
Specifically, recipients may use funds for emergency relief from natural disasters and associated negative economic impacts of natural disasters. In addition, recipients may use a portion of their COVID-19 relief funds for designated infrastructure projects, such as nationally significant freight and highway projects. Furthermore, the bill allows recipients to expend COVID-19 relief funds on these types of infrastructure projects until September 30, 2026. Under current law, recipients must expend the funds by December 31, 2024.
Other changes in the bill include (1) modifying eligibility and allocation requirements for funding set aside for counties and Indian tribes that are near public lands, (2) allowing Indian tribes an additional year to expend their COVID-19 relief funds, and (3) establishing a process for government entities to decline COVID-19 relief funds and requiring any declined funds to be used to reduce the federal deficit.
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Current Status of Bill HR 5735
Bill HR 5735 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since October 26, 2021. Bill HR 5735 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the House on October 26, 2021. Bill HR 5735's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. as of October 26, 2021
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5735
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
330Democrat Cosponsors
150Republican Cosponsors
180Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5735
Primary Policy Focus
Transportation and Public WorksPotential Impact Areas
- Air quality
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Caribbean area
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Endangered and threatened species
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fishes
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health programs administration and funding
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Infrastructure development
- Land use and conservation
- Minority health
- Motor vehicles
- Natural disasters
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public transit
- Puerto Rico
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Social Welfare
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Wages and earnings
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5735
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act for infrastructure projects, improve the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, provide Tribal governments with more time to use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments, and for other purposes.
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