S 594introduced119th Congress

HELP Response and Recovery Act

Introduced Feb 13, 2025Senate billPolicy area: Emergency ManagementLast action Dec 17, 2025Sponsor: Gary C. Peters(D-MI)

emergencyEmergency Management

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Dec 17, 2025

What the bill does

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.

Latest official action

Held at the desk.

Lobbying Filings

$92.4M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 18, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by THE CONSERVATION FUND

Apr 19, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.

Jul 16, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by THE CONSERVATION FUND

Oct 16, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by THE CONSERVATION FUND

Jan 19, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by THE CONSERVATION FUND

Feb 13, 2025bill

Official Congressional Actions

Dec 17, 2025Floor

Held at the desk.

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Dec 17, 2025Floor

Received in the House.

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Dec 17, 2025Floor

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Dec 16, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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Dec 16, 2025Floor

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
THE CONSERVATION FUND	THE CONSERVATION FUND	$15.0M	Apr 18, 2024	2024Q1	BUDRES
THE CONSERVATION FUND	THE CONSERVATION FUND	$14.5M	Oct 16, 2024	2024Q3	BUDRES
THE CONSERVATION FUND	THE CONSERVATION FUND

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.