Firefighters walk around debris removed from homes during a door-to-door survey of a neighborhood that was hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. The first responders are checking homes for any emergency needs of residents. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

(Bloomberg) – The U.S. House will most likely vote on the first phase of emergency relief money for Hurricane Harvey in mid-September after returning from summer recess, a Republican aide said Thursday.

The initial down payment would replenish Federal Emergency Management Agency funds used in the immediate aftermath of the massive storm that flooded parts of Houston with more than 50 inches of rain, said the aide, speaking on condition of anonymity. The House and Senate are set to return to Washington Sept. 5.

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