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House Bill 539
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
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Passed House on Jun 15, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Jan 28, 2021
Latest Action
May 3, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
539
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Sam Graves
Missouri
Republican
Doug LaMalfa
California
Democrat
Jared Huffman
California
Democrat
John Garamendi
California
Democrat
Mike Thompson
California
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
California
Republican
Daniel Webster
Florida
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
New York
Republican
Jenniffer González-Colón
Puerto Rico
Democrat
Stacey Plaskett
U.S. Virgin Islands
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on June 15, 2021
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2767)
Summary

Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive certain debts owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household.

Specifically, FEMA must waive a debt owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household if such assistance (1) was distributed based on an error by FEMA and such debt is construed as a hardship, and (2) is subject to a claim or legal action.

FEMA must report to Congress on (1) actions that it will take to reduce the error rate, and (2) the internal processes used to make decisions regarding the distribution of federal disaster assistance to individuals and households and any changes made to such processes.

Text (5)
Reported to Senate
May 3, 2022
Referred in Senate
June 16, 2021
Engrossed in House
June 15, 2021
Reported in House
June 14, 2021
Introduced in House
January 28, 2021
Related Bills (1)
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1946
Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (19)
05/03/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.
05/03/2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-101.
07/14/2021
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
06/16/2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
06/15/2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/15/2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2767)
06/15/2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2767)
06/15/2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 539.
06/15/2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2767-2768)
06/15/2021
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
06/14/2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
06/14/2021
Committee on the Budget discharged.
06/14/2021
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-61, Part I.
03/24/2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
03/24/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/24/2021
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
02/04/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
01/28/2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
01/28/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2023 5:47:48 PM
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