To make available necessary disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5474| House
| Updated: 4/12/2018
Adriano Espaillat
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (26)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018 This bill makes a family eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017, if it: (1) is occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to, and is not renting, the property; or (2) is renting a property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have a written lease for such rental. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider a wide range of evidence in determining the eligibility of a family for housing assistance. FEMA shall enter into agreements with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a Disaster Housing Assistance Program to provide temporary rental assistance to families displaced by any major disaster during 2017, and shall consult on the implementation of the program for future disasters.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Emergency Management
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDisaster relief and insuranceFamily servicesFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Homelessness and emergency shelterNatural disasters
To make available necessary disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5474| House
| Updated: 4/12/2018
Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018 This bill makes a family eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017, if it: (1) is occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to, and is not renting, the property; or (2) is renting a property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have a written lease for such rental. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider a wide range of evidence in determining the eligibility of a family for housing assistance. FEMA shall enter into agreements with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a Disaster Housing Assistance Program to provide temporary rental assistance to families displaced by any major disaster during 2017, and shall consult on the implementation of the program for future disasters.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Adriano Espaillat
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (26)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Emergency Management
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDisaster relief and insuranceFamily servicesFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Homelessness and emergency shelterNatural disasters