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Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014

Introduced: January 27, 2014 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S488)
Jan 27, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S648-649)
Jan 27, 2014
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Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to amend the rules concerning the factors FEMA considers when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the need for public assistance: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to the estimated cost of the assistance (10%), localized impacts (40%), insurance coverage in force (10%), hazard mitigation (10%), recent multiple disasters (10%), programs of other federal assistance (10%), and economic circumstances (10%); and (2) FEMA shall consider the economic circumstances of both the local economy of the affected area (including the local assessable tax base and local sales tax, median income, and poverty rate) and the state economy (including the unemployment rate).

Requires such rules to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the severity, magnitude, and impact of the disaster and the evaluation of the need for assistance to individuals: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to concentration of damages (20%), trauma (20%), special populations (20%), voluntary agency assistance (10%), insurance (20%), average amount of individual assistance by state (5%), and economic considerations (5%); and (2) FEMA shall consider the economic circumstances of the affected area (including the local assessable tax base and local sales tax, median income, and poverty rate).

What's happening now January 27, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S488)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1960: Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1960/
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