S 406
114th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Debt collection
Disaster relief and insurance
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015
Introduced: February 5, 2015
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015
Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to: (1) waive a debt owed to the United States related to federal assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to an individual or household in relation to a major disaster declared by the President between January 1, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act, unless the debt involves fraud, the intentional presentation of a false claim, or intentional misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an interest in the claim; and (2) reimburse a debtor for any payments already made on such a debt.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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