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HR 4141 111th Congress House

Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow certain individuals and households to be eligible for Federal assistance.

Introduced: December 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance
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Nov 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Nov 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 20, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to provide assistance under such Act to an individual or household adversely affected by a major disaster if: (1) such individual or household resides in a county included in a request for a major disaster declaration made by the governor of a state; (2) such state is contiguous to a state for which a major disaster has been declared; and (3) certain counties in each state have comparable damage estimates. Sets forth criteria for determining whether damage estimates are comparable.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
Bean, Melissa
· Mar 9, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Feb 24, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Jan 12, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Jan 12, 2010
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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 11, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4141: Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4141/
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