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HR 4249 115th Congress House

Disaster Displacement Act of 2017

Official title: To provide housing and Medicaid assistance to families affected by a major disaster, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Caribbean areaDisaster relief and insuranceHousing and community development fundingMedicaid
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Natural disastersPublic housingPuerto RicoVirgin Islands
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Nov 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Displacement Act of 2017

This bill requires a state, as a condition of participation in the Medicaid program, to provide medical assistance to eligible survivors of Hurricane Maria. For a specified coverage period, the federal matching rate shall be 100% with respect to such assistance. Eligibility shall be determined on the basis of specified income standards but without application of any resources test or state-residency requirements.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, upon request from a public housing agency, provide additional funding for specified housing assistance that is necessary as a consequence of a major disaster. The Department of Agriculture shall do the same upon request from either a state or a political subdivision of a state.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2066 Related bill Disaster Displacement Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4249: Disaster Displacement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4249/
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"H.R. 4249: Disaster Displacement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4249/.
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H.R. 4249, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4249/.
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