HR 3759 · in committee · significant
Streamlined FEMA Cost Exemption Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- Reduces the time limit for FEMA to recover disaster funding from three years to two years.
- Affects states, local governments, and tribal nations that receive federal emergency assistance.
- Allows FEMA to set its own acceptable error rate and waive some repayment requirements for overpayments up to 5%.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might shortening FEMA's cost recovery deadline from three years to two years affect states' ability to accurately track and report disaster expenses?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between allowing FEMA to waive repayment of overpayments up to 5% and ensuring federal disaster funds are used as intended?
- 03
Which local governments or disaster scenarios could face the greatest financial burden under the two-year recovery timeline instead of three years?
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Sponsor · R-FL-2
Neal P. Dunn
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Introduced 2025-06-06
Legislative timeline
2025-06-06 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-06-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-06-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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