To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress reports describing the average amount of individual assistance and individual and household assistance provided to certain individuals and households and the rate of denial of such assistance, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7046
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-09
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress reports describing the average amount of disaster assistance provided to individuals and households and the rate of denial of such assistance.</p> <p>Further, FEMA must explain any factors causing an increase in the rate of denial.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7046 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2022 Mr. Rice of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress reports describing the average amount of individual assistance and individual and household assistance provided to certain individuals and households and the rate of denial of such assistance, and for other purposes.

1. FEMA reports Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate a report with respect to fiscal year 2016 through the most recent fiscal year ending before the date of enactment of this Act, and an annual report for any fiscal year beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act, describing— (1) the average amount of individual assistance and individual and household assistance provided under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174 ), and the rate of denial of household assistance provided under such section, for— (A) all applications for such assistance; (B) applications containing a self-reported annual income under 75 percent of the national median household income (as calculated by the Bureau of the Census); (C) applications containing a self-reported annual income over 125 percent of such national median household income; and (D) applications with a self-reported annual income between 75 percent and 125 percent of such national median household income; and (2) an explanation for any factors causing an increase in the rate of denial of such assistance, if applicable.