H.R. 4297 · 111th Congress
Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009
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Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) in order to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need for assistance to individuals and to speed a declaration of a major disaster under the Robert T.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 11, 2009
Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) in order to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need for assistance to individuals and to speed a declaration of a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to review, update, and revise the factors considered when evaluating a governor's request for such a declaration to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster; and (2) to consider any disproportionate impacts of disasters on rural areas.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009
Latest action (Dec 12, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 11, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.