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119th Congress Emergency Management

H.R. 152: Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

Passed HouseJan 13, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 3, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jan 13, 2025, 405–5
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to streamline disaster information collection, convene a working group on preliminary damage assessments, and provide a report to Congress.

FEMA must (1) conduct a study and develop a plan under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be made less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and (2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on federal disaster assistance awarded.

Additionally, not later than two years after enactment of the bill, FEMA must convene a working group on a regular basis to (1) identify potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; (2) determine the applicability of having one federal agency make the assessments for all agencies; and (3) identify potential emerging technologies, such as unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments.

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FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and the findings and recommendations of the working group to Congress with a briefing. The report must be made available to the public and posted on FEMA's website.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Jan 13, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 405–5

Yea 405two-thirds 274Nay 5

  • Democrats205 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans199 yea, 5 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Chip Roy (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) voted Nay

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Showing 434 of 434 members

Yea 405

Republicans (199)

Democrats (205)

Independents (1)

Nay 5

Republicans (5) broke with their party

Not voting 24

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Jan 13, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • Jan 13, 2025HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 405–5
    Roll call 9 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats2050010
    Republicans1995014
    Independents1000
    Total4055024

    House roll call 9: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    5 crossed party lines: 5 Republicans

    How each member voted (434)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

2

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

74 points earned
  1. 1Mike Ezell R-MS SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Andy Biggs R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Tim Burchett R-TN1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Eli Crane R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Paul Gosar R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Jan 13, 2025Passed the House, 405–5.
  2. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in the House by Mike Ezell.
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  1. Jan 14, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Jan 13, 2025Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Jan 13, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H100-101)
  4. Jan 13, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 152.
  5. Jan 13, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. Jan 13, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H107-108)
  7. Jan 13, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 9). (text: CR H100-101)
  8. Jan 13, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 9). (text: CR H100-101)
  9. Jan 13, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Jan 4, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  11. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  12. Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.