HR 2405 115th Congress House Emergency Management Community life and organization Disaster relief and insurance Religion Tax-exempt organizations

Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017

Introduced: May 11, 2017 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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May 11, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

May 11, 2017

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

May 11, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017

This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include community centers, including tax-exempt houses of worship, as "private nonprofit facilities" for purposes of disaster relief and emergency assistance eligibility under such Act.

A church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other house of worship, and a private nonprofit facility operated by a religious organization, are eligible for federal contributions for the repair, restoration, and replacement of facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, without regard to the religious character of the facility or the primary religious use of the facility.

This bill is applicable to the provision of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency declared on or after October 28, 2012.

What's happening now May 11, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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