Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2023
The Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2023 would establish a unified online application system for federal disaster assistance, allowing multiple agencies to share information more efficiently. It would streamline the application process for individuals and households seeking help after disasters, requiring agencies to provide transparent information about application status, denial reasons, and assistance amounts through an interactive dashboard. The bill improves rental assistance for renters, expands hazard mitigation assistance, and amends repair criteria to focus on "damaged" rather than "uninhabitable" properties. It would directly affect survivors of major disasters who apply for federal assistance through programs like FEMA's Individual Assistance. The bill requires FEMA to report on disparities in assistance between homeowners and renters and to conduct studies on rental challenges.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Last action Feb 14, 2024
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Small Business discharged.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-390, Part I.
lower
May 23, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Small Business, 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
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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