Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

Bill: 118-hr-255
Sponsor: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
 
 
This bill extends the deadline by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (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.
 
Not later than two years after enactment of this bill, FEMA shall convene a working group on a regular basis to identify (1) potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; and (2) potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments.
 
FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments 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.

action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
 
 
This bill extends the deadline by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (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.
 
Not later than two years after enactment of this bill, FEMA shall convene a working group on a regular basis to identify (1) potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; and (2) potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments.
 
FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments 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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-297.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-297.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H293-294)
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H293-294)
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 255.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H293-295)
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House