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S 2109 114th Congress Senate Emergency Management Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015

Introduced: September 30, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 29, 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-132.
Feb 29, 2016
Signed by President.
Feb 25, 2016
Presented to President.
Feb 23, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 23, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H823)
Feb 23, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H823)
Feb 23, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2109.
Feb 23, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H823-824)
Feb 23, 2016
Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 10, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 10, 2016
Received in the House.
Feb 10, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 9, 2016
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S756)
Feb 9, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S756)
Feb 9, 2016
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S755)
Feb 9, 2016
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S755-756)
Dec 7, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 313.
Dec 7, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-173.
Oct 7, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 30, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 30, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 9, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to:

  • develop and implement an integrated plan to control and reduce administrative costs incurred by FEMA in support of the delivery of assistance for major disasters;
  • compare the costs and benefits of tracking the administrative cost data for major disasters by the public assistance, individual assistance, hazard mitigation, and mission assignment programs;
  • track such information; and
  • clarify FEMA guidance and minimum documentation requirements for a direct administrative cost claimed by a grantee or subgrantee of a public assistance grant program authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

(Sec. 4) FEMA must submit to Congress, by November 30 of each year for seven years beginning on the date of this Act's enactment, and make publicly available on its website, a report on the development and implementation of the plan for the previous fiscal year, with three-year and five-year updates. Each report shall contain:

  • the total amount spent on administrative costs and the average annual percentage of administrative costs for the fiscal year period for which the report is being submitted;
  • an assessment of the effectiveness of the plan;
  • an analysis of whether FEMA is achieving its strategic goals for the average annual percentage of administrative costs of major disasters for each fiscal year and, in the case of it not achieving such goals, what is preventing it from doing so;
  • any actions FEMA has identified as useful in improving upon and reaching those goals; and
  • any administrative cost data for major disasters, if FEMA determines it is feasible to track such data.
What's happening now February 29, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-132.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1