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HR 3495 108th Congress House

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify eligibility requirements under an emergency preparedness demonstration program to assist disadvantaged…

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Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify eligibility requirements under an emergency preparedness demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities.

Introduced: November 17, 2003 Introduced by: Bishop, Sanford D. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Nov 17, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 17, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 18, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to change the eligibility standard for assistance under the emergency preparedness demonstration program established by such Act from "minority communities" to "disadvantaged communities."

Defines "disadvantaged communities" as a communities predominantly populated by socially or economically disadvantaged individuals who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their individual qualities, and whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3495: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify eligibility requirements under an emergency preparedness demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3495/
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"H.R. 3495: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify eligibility requirements under an emergency preparedness demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3495/.
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H.R. 3495, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3495/.
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[H.R. 3495: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify eligibility requirements under an emergency preparedness demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3495/)
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