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FEMA Modernization Act of 2018

Introduced: December 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Dec 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.
Dec 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FEMA Modernization Act of 2018

This bill provides for the reorganization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including by requiring FEMA to ensure that its Office of Response and Recovery is divided into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors.

Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act

The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration an Office of Disaster Recovery Small Business Grants. It also reauthorizes through FY2029 the temporary reassignment of state and local personnel during a public health emergency.

What's happening now December 20, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 58 Related bill FRIENDS Act
  • HR 3930 Related bill Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 19, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7333: FEMA Modernization Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7333/
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"H.R. 7333: FEMA Modernization Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7333/.
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H.R. 7333, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7333/.
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[H.R. 7333: FEMA Modernization Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7333/)
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