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H.R. 3176 115th Congress House

Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017

Official title: To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
Nov 21, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-418.
Jul 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 27, 2017
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Jul 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 21, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking any action to recoup major disaster assistance from a recipient that received such assistance more than three years before FEMA first provided such recipient written notification of an intent to recoup it unless there is evidence of fraud.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 1641 Post-Disaster Fairness to States Act of 2017
  • HR 4 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
  • HR 302 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
  • HR 4667 Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for H…
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Sep 27, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 11, 2017
Delaney, John
· Jul 11, 2017
Faso, John
· Jul 11, 2017
Graves, Garret
· Jul 11, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jul 11, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3176: Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3176/
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