I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 483, H.R. 5641. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5641) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with amendments, as follows: (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in italics.) H.R. 5641 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act'' or the ``SPEED Recovery Act''. SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE. (a) In General.--Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.…
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