Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020
Latest action · Nov 18, 2020 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020
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) residing on property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting such property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared during the designated incident period.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must consider alternative forms of proof to determine the eligibility of an individual or household for assistance.
FEMA shall create and distribute a declarative form statement that applicants for assistance can use to self-certify eligibility for assistance and shall make the statement available in specified languages at all active Disaster Recovery Centers and on its website and social media.
FEMA may provide financial assistance for repairs to ensure that residences are habitable during longer-term recovery and for permanent housing construction if the President determines that such assistance is a cost effective alternative to other housing solutions.
FEMA shall conduct an analysis comparing the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of assistance provided under the Disaster Housing Assistance Program, including any case management services provided, with other temporary housing options provided by FEMA.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Oct 1, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 20, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Oct 1, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 22, 2019Markup Feb 26, 2020Reported Nov 16, 2020 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2019Discharged Feb 26, 2020 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2020 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Nov 17, 2020Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 17, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5859-5862)
- Nov 17, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2914.
- Nov 17, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5859-5860)
- Nov 17, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-574.
- Nov 16, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.
- Feb 26, 2020Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Feb 26, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 26, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 23, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
- May 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H5859–H5862Text printed H5859Recorded votes H5861enactLists H5862Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2914, Housing Survivors of Major Disasters ActNotices H5865Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2914, Housing Survivors of Major Disasters ActTables H5865Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2914, Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act | Adriano Espaillat D-NY, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Sam Graves R-MO | Nov 17, 2020 |
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 17, 2020Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2914, Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020As posted on the website of the House of Representatives (https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20201116/BILLS-116hr2914-SUSv1.pdf)
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 86, May 22, 2019, page H4120.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-62 | EXPERIENCES OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DURING DISASTER102 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 28, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1605 | Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 22, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make available necessary disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency Management
- Evidence and witnesses
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Intergovernmental relations
- Natural disasters
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 17, 2020Engrossed in House
- Nov 16, 2020Reported in House
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
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.
