Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 9, 2019 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.
- IntroducedDec 6, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2019
This bill makes common interest communities, such as housing cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums, eligible for the same assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as other homeowners.
Specifically, the bill
- adds definitions of residential common interest community, condominium, and housing cooperative to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act;
- requires FEMA to issue rules for the removal of debris or wreckage from real estate owned by a residential common interest community resulting from a major disaster and deems such removal to be in the public interest when a state or local government determines in writing that such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, public health or safety, or the economic recovery of such community; and
- provides for the repair of essential common elements of a condominium or co-op damaged by a disaster under FEMA's Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 6, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Dec 6, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Dec 6, 2019 |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Original | Dec 6, 2019 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Dec 6, 2019 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Dec 6, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 30, 2020 |
Committees 1
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 Dec 6, 2019 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Dec 6, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 6, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 195, December 6, 2019, page H9347.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5298 | Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 21, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 6, 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.
