HR 2254 · in committee · major
Don’t Penalize Victims Act
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill allows disaster assistance recipients to get funds from non-federal sources without losing federal aid.
- It affects people recovering from major disasters or emergencies who receive federal disaster assistance.
- The change takes effect immediately and removes current restrictions on combining federal aid with charitable gifts or legal settlements.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would removing restrictions on combining federal and non-federal disaster aid affect the total cost of federal disaster programs?
- 02
What safeguards should exist to prevent recipients from receiving duplicate payments for the same disaster losses from multiple sources?
- 03
Which disaster recovery scenarios would benefit most from recipients being able to accept both federal assistance and private charitable donations simultaneously?
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Sponsor · D-CA-30
Laura Friedman
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-21
Joining the bill
George Whitesides
D-CA-27 · original
Judy Chu
D-CA-28 · original
Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24 · original
Brad Sherman
D-CA-32 · original
Norma J. Torres
D-CA-35 · original
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original
Mike Ezell
R-MS-4 · original
Josh Harder
D-CA-9 · original
Kevin Mullin
D-CA-15 · original
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
D-CA-31
Jay Obernolte
R-CA-23
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1
Legislative timeline
2025-03-21 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-03-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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