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

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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