Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 6, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 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.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019
This bill addresses relief for areas impacted by a major disaster.
Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must provide disaster recovery assistance under the Community Development Block Grant program to states, local governments, certain territories, and Indian tribes.
In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on an existing grant program designed to help communities implement mitigation measures to reduce the risk of loss of life and property in future disasters.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Nov 6, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 6, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic development
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Infrastructure development
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
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