Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S3481)
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 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2019
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to amend the rules concerning the factors it considers when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration.
FEMA must (1) provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the need for public assistance, specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to the estimated cost of the assistance (10%), localized impacts (40%), insurance coverage in force (10%), hazard mitigation (10%), recent multiple disasters (10%), programs of other federal assistance (10%), and economic circumstances (10%); and (2) consider the economic circumstances of both the local economy of the affected area (including the local assessable tax base and local sales tax, median income, and poverty rate) and the state economy (including the unemployment rate).
Such rules are applicable to any disaster for which a governor requested a major disaster declaration and was denied on or after January 1, 2012.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S3481)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
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