Skip to main content
HR 4288 114th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations

FEMA Help and Education for Local Partners Act (FEMA HELP Act)

Introduced: December 17, 2015 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Dec 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 17, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1814)
Dec 17, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FEMA Help and Education for Local Partners Act (FEMA HELP Act)

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish and convene a multi-agency federal disaster assistance team to work and coordinate with state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders to develop a comprehensive approach to disaster recovery by using a full range of federal program funding resources through collaboration among FEMA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Highway Administration, the Small Business Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Department of Defense, the Army Corps of Engineers, and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.

FEMA shall: (1) ensure that each coordinating officer is trained in a range of applicable disaster recovery funding programs across the team members, and (2) establish and publish guidelines and criteria for making and communicating decisions regarding funding eligibility and requirements for disaster recovery personnel across the team members.

What's happening now December 18, 2015

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2