H.R. 3777 · 118th Congress
Disaster Assistance Fairness Act
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RouzerSponsor15 cosponsors · 10 D, 5 R
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Nadler
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Mace
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Steube
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Diaz-Balart
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Garamendi
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Meeks
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DeSaulnier
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D'Esposito
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Pettersen
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Thompson
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Nickel
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Torres
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Norton
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Buchanan
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Neguse1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill makes common interest communities, such as housing cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums, eligible for the same assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as other homeowners.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 31, 2023
Disaster Assistance Fairness Act
This bill makes common interest communities, such as housing cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums, eligible for the same assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as other homeowners.
Specifically, the bill
- adds definitions of residential common interest community, condominium, and housing cooperative to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act;
- requires FEMA to issue rules for the removal of debris or wreckage from real estate owned by a residential common interest community resulting from a major disaster and deems such removal to be in the public interest when a state or local government determines in writing that such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, public health or safety, or the economic recovery of such community; and
- provides for the repair of essential common elements of a condominium or co-op damaged by a disaster under FEMA's Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Disaster Assistance Fairness Act
Latest action (Jun 1, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: May 31, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.