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FEMA Temporary Housing Assistance Improvement Act
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 FEMA Temporary Housing Assistance Improvement Act amends the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that insurance cannot be considered a duplication of benefits when determining eligibility for federal temporary housing assistance. Under current law, FEMA may deny temporary housing assistance if a person receives insurance payments, treating the insurance as duplicative. This bill prohibits the President from using that logic to deny temporary housing assistance based on insurance coverage. The change allows disaster victims who have insurance to still receive federal temporary housing assistance when needed.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (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)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Ms. Brownley (for herself 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 “FEMA Temporary Housing Assistance Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS CLARIFICATION.
Section 408(c)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Duplication of benefits.—In determining eligibility for temporary housing assistance under this subsection, the President may not consider insurance a duplication of benefits for the purpose of applying section 312 of this Act.”. <all>
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