House Bill 5298
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 20, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5298
Congress
117
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2021
This bill makes common interest communities, such as housing cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums, eligible for the same assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as other homeowners.
Specifically, the bill
- adds definitions of residential common interest community, condominium, and housing cooperative to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act;
- requires FEMA to issue rules for the removal of debris or wreckage from real estate owned by a residential common interest community resulting from a major disaster and deems such removal to be in the public interest when a state or local government determines in writing that such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, public health or safety, or the economic recovery of such community; and
- provides for the repair of essential common elements of a condominium or co-op damaged by a disaster under FEMA's Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program.
September 20, 2021
09/21/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
09/20/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
09/20/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 31, 2022 8:59:25 AM