Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-592
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2013-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Community life and organization
Disaster relief and insurance
Religion
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: 
Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include community centers, including tax-exempt houses of worship, as &quot;private nonprofit facilities&quot; for purposes of disaster relief and emergency assistance eligibility under such Act.
 
Makes a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other house of worship, and a private nonprofit facility operated by a religious organization, eligible for federal contributions for the repair, restoration, and replacement of facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, without regard to the religious character of the facility or the primary religious use of the facility.
 
Makes this Act applicable to the provision of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency declared on or after October 28, 2012.

action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include community centers, including tax-exempt houses of worship, as &quot;private nonprofit facilities&quot; for purposes of disaster relief and emergency assistance eligibility under such Act.
 
Makes a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other house of worship, and a private nonprofit facility operated by a religious organization, eligible for federal contributions for the repair, restoration, and replacement of facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, without regard to the religious character of the facility or the primary religious use of the facility.
 
Makes this Act applicable to the provision of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency declared on or after October 28, 2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 354 - 72 (Roll no. 39). (text: CR H465)
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 354 - 72 (Roll no. 39).(text: CR H465)
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H479-480)
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: At 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.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 592.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H465-479)
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2013-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Introduced in House