HR 8112 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2020

Introduced Aug 25, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Mike Thompson D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 26, 2020 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. IntroducedAug 25, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2020

This bill increases the federal cost share from 75% to 90% for any federal disaster declaration beginning on January 20, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 25, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalAug 25, 2020
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAJim CostaOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CARo KhannaOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalAug 25, 2020
D-CAAdam B. SchiffSep 1, 2020
D-CAEric SwalwellSep 1, 2020
D-CAJerry McNerneySep 1, 2020
D-CAJudy ChuSep 1, 2020
D-CAJulia BrownleySep 1, 2020
D-CALinda T. SánchezSep 1, 2020
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasSep 1, 2020
D-CATony CárdenasSep 1, 2020
D-CABrad ShermanSep 11, 2020
D-CAJimmy GomezSep 11, 2020
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 11, 2020
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 11, 2020
D-CARaul RuizSep 30, 2020

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 Aug 25, 2020
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Aug 26, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 26, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  2. Aug 25, 2020Introduced in House
  3. Aug 25, 2020Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 150, August 25, 2020, page H4306.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To increase the Federal share provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for a certain time frame during fiscal year 2020.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 25, 2020Introduced in House

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