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Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
Summary
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a study and develop a plan to streamline and consolidate the process of collecting information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees. FEMA must also develop a plan to regularly collect and report information on federal disaster assistance awarded and establish a public website to present this information. The bill requires FEMA to convene an interagency working group to identify areas of duplication in preliminary damage assessments after disasters and explore using new technologies like unmanned aircraft to expedite damage assessments. FEMA must submit a comprehensive report to Congress with its findings and recommendations within two years, and brief Congress within six months after submitting the report. The report must be made publicly available on the FEMA website in accessible and machine-readable formats.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
2 cosponsors
Actions (12)
- Jan 14, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Jan 13, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Jan 13, 2025 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) · house
- Jan 13, 2025 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)
- Jan 13, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H107-108) · house
- Jan 13, 2025 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. · house
- Jan 13, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 152. · house
- Jan 13, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H100-101) · house
- Jan 13, 2025 Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Jan 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Roll-call votes (1)
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- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed
405 Yea · 5 Nay · 24 Not voting
- Republicans34Yea1Nay2NV
- Democrats28Yea0Nay
The party tally and member list below cover the 65 of 434 positions we've recorded so far; the outcome above is the official chamber result.
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Yea(62)
- Al Green
- August Pfluger
- Becca Balint
- Beth Van Duyne
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brandon Gill
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Brian Babin
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christopher H. Smith
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Craig A. Goldman
- Dan Crenshaw
- Daniel Meuser
- Donald Norcross
- Dwight Evans
- Frank Pallone
- Glenn Thompson
- Greg Casar
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Henry Cuellar
- Herbert C. Conaway
- Jake Ellzey
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Joaquin Castro
- Jodey C. Arrington
- John Joyce
- John R. Carter
- Josh Gottheimer
- Julie Johnson
- Keith Self
- Lamonica Mciver
- Lance Gooden
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Lloyd Smucker
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Michael Cloud
- Michael T. Mccaul
- Mike Kelly
- Monica De La Cruz
- Morgan Luttrell
- Nathaniel Moran
- Nellie Pou
- Pat Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Randy K. Sr. Weber
- Robert Menendez
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Ronny Jackson
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Scott Perry
- Summer L. Lee
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Thomas H. Kean
- Troy E. Nehls
- Veronica Escobar
- Vicente Gonzalez
Nay(1)
Not voting(2)
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act”.
SEC. 2. STUDY TO STREAMLINE AND CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION COLLECTION AND PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS.
(a) In General.—Section 1223 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254) is amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 1223. STUDY TO STREAMLINE AND CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION COLLECTION AND PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS.
“(a) Information Collection.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in coordination with the Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Disaster Assistance Working Group of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and other appropriate agencies, shall—
“(1) conduct a study and develop a plan, consistent with law, under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be modified, streamlined, expedited, efficient, flexible, consolidated, and simplified to be less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and
“(2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on Federal disaster assistance awarded, including the establishment and maintenance of a website for presenting the information to the public.
“(b) Preliminary Damage Assessments.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, shall convene a working group on a regular basis with the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Secretary of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and other appropriate agencies as the Administrator considers necessary, to—
“(1) identify and describe the potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations;
“(2) determine the applicability of having one Federal agency make the assessments for all agencies; and
“(3) identify potential emerging technologies, such as unmanned aircraft systems, consistent with the requirements established in the FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017 (42 U.S.C. 5121 note), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments.
“(c) Comprehensive Report.—The Administrator shall submit one comprehensive report that comprises the plans developed under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) and a report of the findings of the working group convened under subsection (b), which may include recommendations, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
“(d) Public Availability.—The comprehensive report developed under subsection (c) shall be made available to the public and posted on the website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency—
“(1) in pre-compressed, easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats; and
“(2) in machine-readable format, if applicable.
“(e) Sources of Information.—In preparing the comprehensive report, any publication, database, or web-based resource, and any information compiled by any government agency, nongovernmental organization, or other entity that is made available may be used.
“(f) Briefing.—Not later than 180 days after submission of the comprehensive report, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or a designee, and a member of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, or a designee, shall brief, upon request, the appropriate congressional committees on the findings and any recommendations made in the comprehensive report.”.
(b) Technical Amendment.—The item relating to section 1223 in the table of contents of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254) is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 1223. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection and preliminary damage assessments.”.
Passed the House of Representatives January 13, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 152
AN ACT
To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes.
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