Hermit’s Peak Fire Assistance Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 11, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hermit's Peak Fire Assistance Act
This bill provides for monetary compensation to the victims of the prescribed fire burn in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico that became a wildfire known as the Hermit's Peak Fire or the Hermit's Peak Fire/Calf Canyon Fire.
Each victim of the Hermit's Peak Fire shall be entitled to receive monetary compensation from the United States, including for personal injury, loss of property, business loss, or financial loss.
An Office of Hermit's Peak Fire Claims is established within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to receive, process, and pay claims to victims of the fire.
FEMA or the independent claims manager (which FEMA may appoint) shall, on behalf of the United States, investigate, consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, grant, deny, or settle any claim for money damages asserted by a victim of the Hermit's Peak Fire.
Any claimant aggrieved by a final decision of FEMA concerning compensation may, not later than 60 days after the date on which the decision is issued, bring a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to modify or set aside the decision.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2022 to Jun 15, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Jun 15, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- May 12, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- May 11, 2022Introduced in House
- May 11, 2022Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4186 | Hermit’s Peak Fire Assistance Act | Identical bill | May 11, 2022 |
| HR 5118 | Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act | Related bill | Aug 2, 2022 |
| HR 6833 | Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
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- May 11, 2022Introduced in House
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