HR 801 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015

Introduced Feb 5, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ

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Latest action · Feb 6, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015

Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to: (1) waive a debt owed to the United States related to federal assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to an individual or household in relation to a major disaster declared by the President between January 1, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act, unless the debt involves fraud, the intentional presentation of a false claim, or intentional misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an interest in the claim; and (2) reimburse a debtor for any payments already made on such a debt.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2015 to Apr 29, 2015; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 5, 2015
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalFeb 5, 2015
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 5, 2015
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyFeb 11, 2015
D-NYSteve IsraelFeb 11, 2015
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyApr 29, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2015
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Feb 6, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  2. Feb 5, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Feb 5, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 20, February 5, 2015, page H857.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 114-16CAPITAL FORMATION AND REDUCING SMALL BUSINESS BURDENS92 pagesBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeMar 24, 2015

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 406Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015Identical billFeb 5, 2015
HR 797Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015Related billFeb 6, 2015
HR 4600Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017Reintroduced BillDec 8, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To waive and repay certain debts relating to assistance provided to individuals and households.
Short Titles as Introduced
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2015Introduced in House

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