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HR 2338 109th Congress House

Rural Disaster Assistance Fairness Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Introduced: July 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Administrative procedureCongressCongressional reporting requirementsDepartment of Homeland Security
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Disaster reliefDisastersExecutive reorganizationFederal Emergency Management AgencyFederal-state relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentLawPopulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2005
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 2005
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 12, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 12, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E954-955)
May 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2005

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Disaster Assistance Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to designate a Small State Advocate within the Federal Emergency Management Agency to advocate for the fair treatment of rural communities in the provision of assistance under such Act.

Requires the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response of the Department of Homeland Security to report to specified congressional committees on the extent to which disaster declaration regulations: (1) meet the needs of States with populations of less than 1 million; and (2) comply with existing statutory restrictions on the use of arithmetic formulas and sliding scales based on income or population.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 19, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 14, 2005
REHBERG, DENNY
· Jul 13, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Jul 12, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2338: Rural Disaster Assistance Fairness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2338/
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"H.R. 2338: Rural Disaster Assistance Fairness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2338/.
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