Multi-State Disaster Relief Act

Bill: 111-hr-5825
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9]
Introduced: 2010-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: 
Multi-State Disaster Relief Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in cooperation with representatives of state and local emergency management agencies, to review, update, and revise through rulemaking the factors considered, when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration, to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. Requires the Administrator to include as a factor whether a contiguous county in an adjacent state has been designated in a major disaster or emergency as a result of the same incident.

action_date: 2010-07-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Multi-State Disaster Relief Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in cooperation with representatives of state and local emergency management agencies, to review, update, and revise through rulemaking the factors considered, when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration, to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. 

Requires the Administrator to include as a factor whether a contiguous county in an adjacent state has been designated in a major disaster or emergency as a result of the same incident.

Directs the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on FEMA's current regulations, policies, procedures, and practices on: (1) recommending major disaster or emergency declarations in order to provide assistance to individuals and households; and (2) making post-declaration designations of the need for assistance to individuals and households in a county that is contiguous to a state that has received a major disaster or emergency declaration for the same incident.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6081)
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6081)
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5825.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6081-6083)
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Mr. Costello moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Introduced in House