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HR 1059 111th Congress House

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for an heir of a deceased homeowner to receive certain housing-related disaster assistance.

Introduced: February 13, 2009 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster relief and insuranceHousing finance and home ownership
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Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2009

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 provide eligibility for an heir of a deceased homeowner to receive certain housing-related disaster assistance (i.e., financial assistance for the repair or replacement of owner-occupied private residences damaged by a major disaster).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Cao, Anh
· Apr 23, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1059: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for an heir of a deceased homeowner to receive certain housing-related disaster assistance.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1059/
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"H.R. 1059: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for an heir of a deceased homeowner to receive certain housing-related disaster assistance.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1059/.
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H.R. 1059, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1059/.
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[H.R. 1059: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for an heir of a deceased homeowner to receive certain housing-related disaster assistance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1059/)
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