SAFER Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strategic Acquisition and Floodplain Efficiency Reform Act or the SAFER Act
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of allowing private entities to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities, such as property acquisition and relocation, under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 20, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Oct 20, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 30, 2020Read 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.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Introduced in Senate
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