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Disaster Displacement Assistance Improvement Act of 2025
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the President from considering insurance as a duplication of benefits for certain assistance under such Act.
Summary
The bill amends the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that insurance payments cannot be counted as a duplication of benefits when determining eligibility for federal displacement assistance. Displacement assistance includes support for hotel or motel stays, staying with family and friends, or other housing options for disaster-displaced persons. Currently, federal law allows the President to reduce disaster assistance by the amount of insurance received, treating insurance as duplicative federal benefits. This bill prevents that offset for displacement assistance specifically. The change allows disaster survivors who receive insurance payments to still qualify for federal housing assistance.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Julia Brownley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $9,600
- HAAS AUTOMATION $9,100
- SPARAGNA & SPARAGNA $6,600
- HACKMAN CAPITAL $6,600
- UNITED STAFFING ASSOCIATES $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Julia Brownley → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the President from considering insurance as a duplication of benefits for certain assistance under such Act.
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 “Disaster Displacement Assistance Improvement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS CLARIFICATION.
Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(k) Duplication of Benefits.—
“(1) In general.—In determining eligibility for displacement assistance under this section, the President may not consider insurance a duplication of benefits for the purpose of applying section 312 of this Act.
“(2) Displacement assistance defined.—In this section, the term ‘displacement assistance’ means assistance provided under this section to stay in a hotel or motel, stay with family and friends, or for any other available housing options.”. <all>
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