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HR 152 · in committee · major

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

What this bill does

  • FEMA must streamline disaster assistance information collection and reduce paperwork burdens on applicants.
  • Disaster victims and organizations applying for federal disaster aid are affected by these changes.
  • FEMA must complete a study within two years and submit recommendations to Congress on consolidating damage assessments.

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  1. 01

    How would consolidating FEMA's damage assessment processes reduce delays in getting aid to disaster victims?

  2. 02

    What paperwork burdens do disaster applicants currently face that this bill specifically aims to eliminate?

  3. 03

    What are the tradeoffs between streamlining assistance collection and ensuring accurate verification of disaster damage claims?

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Sponsor · R-MS-4

Mike Ezell

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Introduced 2025-01-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-14 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2025-01-13 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-01-13 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 9). (text: CR H100-101)

  4. 2025-01-13 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 9). (text: CR H100-101)

  5. 2025-01-13 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H107-108)

  6. 2025-01-13 · house · Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

  7. 2025-01-13 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 152.

  8. 2025-01-13 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H100-101)

  9. 2025-01-13 · house · Floor

    Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  10. 2025-01-04 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  11. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  12. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  13. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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