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HR 1214 115th Congress House

Disaster SAVE Act

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public assistance for certai… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public assistance for certain projects under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 27, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 27, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2449)
Mar 27, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2449)
Mar 27, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1214.
Mar 27, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2449-2450)
Mar 27, 2017
Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 9, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 14.
Mar 9, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-32.
Feb 28, 2017
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Feb 28, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Simplified Assistance Value Enhancement Act or the Disaster SAVE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish the repair cost threshold for eligibility for major disaster assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act's simplified procedures program at $500,000 until September 30, 2021.

FEMA must submit a report to specified congressional committees by May 1, 2021, containing the results of a comprehensive review of such program, including an assessment of cost-effectiveness, speed of recovery, capacity of the grantees, past performance and accountability measures.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1214: Disaster SAVE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1214/
MLA
"H.R. 1214: Disaster SAVE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1214/.
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H.R. 1214, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1214/.
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[H.R. 1214: Disaster SAVE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1214/)
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