119th Congress Emergency Management
H.R. 2254: Don’t Penalize Victims Act
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Summary
This bill enables persons receiving funds from a federal disaster assistance program to also receive funds for that same purpose from any other source except for another federal program or insurance.
Under current law, federal agencies providing financial assistance for losses resulting from a major disaster or emergency are prohibited from allowing recipients to receive other funds for that same purpose from any other source. Persons seeking federal disaster assistance must report the availability or receipt of duplicative funds and federal agencies will reduce the amount of disaster assistance accordingly to prevent a duplication of benefits.
The bill narrows the duplication restriction to apply only to funds from other federal programs or insurance, so federal agencies providing disaster assistance may allow recipients to also receive funds for that same purpose from any other sources (e.g., charitable gifts, legal claims).
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Julia Brownley D-CAOriginal
- Judy Chu D-CAOriginal
- Salud Carbajal D-CAOriginal
- Mike Ezell R-MSOriginal
- Josh Harder D-CAOriginal
- Kevin Mullin D-CAOriginal
- Brad Sherman D-CAOriginal
- Norma Torres D-CAOriginal
- George Whitesides D-CAOriginal
- Gilbert Cisneros D-CA
- Jay Obernolte R-CA
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Laura Friedman SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Laura Friedman.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.