HR 539 United States House · 117th Congress

Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act

Summary

Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive certain debts owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household. Specifically, FEMA must waive a debt owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household if such assistance (1) was distributed based on an error by FEMA and such debt is construed as a hardship, and (2) is subject to a claim or legal action. FEMA must report to Congress on (1) actions that it will take to reduce the assistance payment error rate, and (2) the internal processes used to make decisions regarding the distribution of federal disaster assistance to individuals and households and any changes made to such processes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

May 2022

House Passage

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Last action May 3, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 3, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-101.

upper

Jul 14, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

upper

Jun 16, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Jun 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2767)

lower

Jun 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee on the Budget discharged.

lower

Jun 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-61, Part I.

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.

lower

Feb 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors