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Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1605| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2019
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (13)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019 This bill makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) 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) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documentary proof of residence. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider alternative forms of proof to determine the eligibility of an individual or household for assistance. FEMA shall (1) create and distribute a form declarative statement that applicants for assistance may use to self-certify their eligibility for assistance, and (2) make the statement available in specified languages at all active Disaster Recovery Centers and on its website and social media. 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 individuals and households displaced by any major disaster during 2017 and 2018, and shall engage in consultations regarding the implementation of such program for future disasters.
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Timeline
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2914
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • May 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2914
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2914: Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020
Disaster relief and insuranceEvidence and witnessesForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingIntergovernmental relationsNatural disastersResidential rehabilitation and home repair

Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1605| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2019
Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019 This bill makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) 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) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documentary proof of residence. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider alternative forms of proof to determine the eligibility of an individual or household for assistance. FEMA shall (1) create and distribute a form declarative statement that applicants for assistance may use to self-certify their eligibility for assistance, and (2) make the statement available in specified languages at all active Disaster Recovery Centers and on its website and social media. 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 individuals and households displaced by any major disaster during 2017 and 2018, and shall engage in consultations regarding the implementation of such program for future disasters.
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Timeline
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2914
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • May 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2914
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (13)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2914: Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disaster relief and insuranceEvidence and witnessesForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingIntergovernmental relationsNatural disastersResidential rehabilitation and home repair