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H.R. 4460 115th Congress House

Disaster Recovery Reform Act

Official title: To improve the provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, Tribal, and territorial gov… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To improve the provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 850.
Dec 21, 2018
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Dec 21, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I.
Nov 30, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 30, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 30, 2017
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Nov 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Nov 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 21, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 850.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Recovery Reform Act

This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to:

  • permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs;
  • direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund;
  • authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard mitigation measures to be used to increase resilience in any area affected by a major disaster; and
  • direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue a final rulemaking that defines the terms "resilient" and "resiliency."

The bill authorizes the President to: (1) provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a wildfire for which assistance was provided; (2) provide incentives to invest in measures that increase readiness for, and resilience from, a future major disaster; and (3) waive Stafford Act provisions regarding duplication of benefits.

The bill amends the Stafford Act to: (1) authorize states to use federal disaster assistance to directly administer temporary and permanent housing for disaster victims, (2) increase assistance to individuals with disabilities, and (3) establish fixed rates for reimbursing states and localities for costs incurred to implement disaster recovery projects.

FEMA shall: (1) provide annual guidance and training for the prioritization of assistance to hospitals and nursing homes during a disaster; (2) issue guidance for the identification of evacuation routes; and (3) review the Unified Federal Environmental and Historic Preservation review process, improve closeout practices, and publish on its website specified information for grant awards and contracts in excess of $1 million. FEMA may establish one or more national veterinary emergency teams at accredited veterinary schools.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1183 Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017
  • HR 4455 SMART Rebuilding Act
  • HR 4667 Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for H…
  • S 1932 Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Graves, Garret
· Dec 1, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4460: Disaster Recovery Reform Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4460/
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"H.R. 4460: Disaster Recovery Reform Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4460/.
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H.R. 4460, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4460/.
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