Tribal COVID–19 Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-6772
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-08
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Federal-Indian relations

Indian social and development programs

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tribal COVID-19 Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases to 100% the federal share of certain disaster assistance provided to Indian tribal governments in connection with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6772 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2020 Mr. Luján (for himself, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico , Ms. Haaland , Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma , Mr. Cole , and Mr. Mullin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To waive the cost share requirement for Indian Tribes receiving disaster assistance relating to COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal COVID–19 Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act . 2. Disaster assistance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided to an Indian tribal government in connection with COVID–19 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such Act, regardless of whether the Indian tribal government was the recipient or subrecipient of the assistance. (b) Applicability The Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance described in subsection (a) applied for before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.