Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
Latest action · Dec 15, 2021 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
This bill addresses the response of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to disasters.
The bill establishes the Office of Disaster Management and Resiliency at HUD to coordinate HUD disaster preparedness and response responsibilities. The office must also coordinate with other federal agencies in supporting recovery and resiliency activities.
Further, the bill creates the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund to fund the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. The program must provide states, tribes, and communities with grants for rebuilding affordable housing and infrastructure after a disaster. Grantees are required to certify that funds will be administered in compliance with specified fair housing and civil rights laws. Grantees must also prioritize assistance for extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income victims of disasters, as well as other vulnerable groups.
The bill also provides for increased data sharing regarding disasters, including by requiring HUD to share data with other federal agencies regarding disaster benefits and by requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration to share data on disaster benefit applicants with HUD.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2021 to Oct 5, 2021, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Oct 5, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2021Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
- Jul 26, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jul 26, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3045 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 | Related bill | Oct 21, 2021 |
| S 4670 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 | Related bill | Jul 28, 2022 |
| HR 4707 | Reforming Disaster Recovery Act | Identical bill | Jul 27, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing supply and affordability
- Low- and moderate-income housing
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2021Introduced in Senate
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