Disaster Declaration Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-1665
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2017-03-22
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Disaster relief and insurance

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Disaster Declaration Improvement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, to give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact.</p>

action_date: 2017-04-28
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Disaster Declaration Improvement Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, to give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters.</p>

action_date: 2017-05-03
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 28, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Disaster Declaration Improvement Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, to give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2017 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Bustos ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act . 2. Local impact In making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, the Administrator shall give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact. Further, the Administrator shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall report to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to regulations and policies and the number of declarations that have been declared based on the new criteria.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 56 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1665 [Report No. 115–99] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2017 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Bustos ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure April 28, 2017 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kinzinger , Mr. Bost , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , and Mr. Barletta April 28, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2017 A BILL To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act . 2. Local impact In making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to regulations and policies and the number of declarations that have been declared based on the new criteria.

April 28, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act . 2. Local impact In making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to regulations and policies and the number of declarations that have been declared based on the new criteria.

Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1665 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 4, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act . 2. Local impact In making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to regulations and policies and the number of declarations that have been declared based on the new criteria.

Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk