Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 5, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018
This bill makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be: (1) occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting the property, or (2) renting a property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have a written lease for the rental.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider alternative forms of proof to determine the eligibility of an individual or household for assistance.
FEMA shall enter into agreements with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a Disaster Housing Assistance Program to provide temporary rental assistance to individuals and households displaced by any major disaster during 2017, and shall engage in consultations regarding the implementation of such program for future disasters.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2018 to Sep 17, 2018; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 5, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 30, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Sep 17, 2018 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 5, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45296 | Housing Issues in the 115th Congress Archived | Report | Feb 25, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5474 | Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018 | Related bill | Apr 12, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make available necessary disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2018Introduced 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.
