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S 2216 115th Congress Senate Emergency Management Debt collection Disaster relief and insurance

Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017

Introduced: December 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 11, 2017
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Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) waive a debt owed to the United States related to federal assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to an individual or household in relation to a major disaster declared by the President between January 1, 2012, and the date of enactment of this bill, unless the debt involves fraud, the intentional presentation of a false claim, or intentional misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an interest in the claim; and (2) reimburse a debtor for any payments already made on such a debt.

What's happening now December 11, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4600 Identical bill Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Dec 11, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 11, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 11, 2017
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2216: Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2216/
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"S. 2216: Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2216/.
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S. 2216, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2216/.
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