Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 29, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-132.
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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2015
- Passed SenateFeb 9, 2016
- Passed HouseFeb 23, 2016
- To the PresidentFeb 25, 2016
- Became lawFeb 29, 2016Public Law 114-132
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 9, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to:
- develop and implement an integrated plan to control and reduce administrative costs incurred by FEMA in support of the delivery of assistance for major disasters;
- compare the costs and benefits of tracking the administrative cost data for major disasters by the public assistance, individual assistance, hazard mitigation, and mission assignment programs;
- track such information; and
- clarify FEMA guidance and minimum documentation requirements for a direct administrative cost claimed by a grantee or subgrantee of a public assistance grant program authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
(Sec. 4) FEMA must submit to Congress, by November 30 of each year for seven years beginning on the date of this Act's enactment, and make publicly available on its website, a report on the development and implementation of the plan for the previous fiscal year, with three-year and five-year updates. Each report shall contain:
- the total amount spent on administrative costs and the average annual percentage of administrative costs for the fiscal year period for which the report is being submitted;
- an assessment of the effectiveness of the plan;
- an analysis of whether FEMA is achieving its strategic goals for the average annual percentage of administrative costs of major disasters for each fiscal year and, in the case of it not achieving such goals, what is preventing it from doing so;
- any actions FEMA has identified as useful in improving upon and reaching those goals; and
- any administrative cost data for major disasters, if FEMA determines it is feasible to track such data.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2015 to Dec 15, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Dec 15, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2015Markup Oct 7, 2015Reported Dec 7, 2015 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2016 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 29, 2016Signed by President.
- Feb 29, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-132.
- Feb 25, 2016Presented to President.
- Feb 23, 2016Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 23, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H823-824)
- Feb 23, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2109.
- Feb 23, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H823)
- Feb 23, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 10, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 10, 2016Received in the House.
- Feb 10, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Feb 9, 2016Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S755-756)
- Feb 9, 2016The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S755)
- Feb 9, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S756)
- Dec 7, 2015Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-173.
- Dec 7, 2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 313.
- Oct 7, 2015Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sep 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Sep 30, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H823, H824Text printed H823 | André Carson D-IN, John Katko R-NY | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S755Text printed S755, S756Amendments S744, S755 | Mitch McConnell R-KY, Ron Johnson R-WI (amendment) | Feb 9, 2016 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 24, 2015S. 2109, Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 7, 2015
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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|---|---|---|---|
| RL32794 | House Committee Funding: Process and Historical Appropriations and Authorizations | Report | Sep 24, 2025 |
| R42395 | A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jun 28, 2017 |
| RL34325 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
| R42614 | The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: A Brief Overview Archived | Report | Sep 22, 2015 |
| IF10270 | House Committee Funding and Process, 114th Congress Archived | Resource | Aug 5, 2015 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3296 | To sunset the reporting requirement after 7 years. | Ron Johnson R-WIfor Mitch McConnell | Amendment SA 3296 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop an integrated plan to reduce administrative costs under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 10, 2016Referred in House
- Feb 9, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 7, 2015Reported to Senate
- Sep 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
