Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Extension Act
This bill extends deadlines for wildfire victims to file claims related to the 2022 Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon fires. It modifies the existing Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act by changing key dates: claim submissions must now be completed by December 31, 2028 (instead of May 31, 2024), and FEMA must finalize regulations by December 31, 2027 (instead of 2 years after regulation promulgation). The bill directly affects residents and businesses in New Mexico who suffered losses from these wildfires and are seeking federal assistance. It does not create new benefits but extends the timeframe for processing existing claims under the current program.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Oct 2023
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 3, 2023
Last action Oct 27, 2023
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Oct 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Oct 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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
Oct 3, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
DDemocratic
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