S 2880
115th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Disaster relief and insurance
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Natural disasters
Disaster Housing Assistance Act
Introduced: May 17, 2018
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Became law
May 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Disaster Housing Assistance Act
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a temporary program that provides long-term rental housing assistance to eligible families affected by a major disaster during 2017, including with respect to Hurricane Maria.
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress by January 20, 2020, on the results of the program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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