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HR 2265 112th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance

FEMA Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced: June 21, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Jun 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jun 21, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 21, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FEMA Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011 - Directs the President to forgo recoupment of liabilities to the United States relating to assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to individuals and households in relation to a major disaster declared by the President between August 28, 2005, and December 31, 2010, if: (1) such assistance was provided based on an error by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and (2) there was no fault on behalf of the recipient with respect to the error, including fraud, presentation of a false claim, or misrepresentation by the recipient or any party having an interest in the claim.

Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to specified congressional committees a report assessing the cost-effectiveness of the efforts of FEMA to recoup erroneous assistance provided for such a major disaster or other catastrophic incident.

What's happening now June 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 21, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2265: FEMA Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2265/
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"H.R. 2265: FEMA Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2265/.
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H.R. 2265, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2265/.
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