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HR 1311 116th Congress House Emergency Management Accounting and auditing Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Family services Government information and archives Housing and community development funding Intergovernmental relations Residential rehabilitation and home repair State and local finance

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.

Introduced: March 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108.
Jul 11, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-146.
Mar 27, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 27, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 27, 2019
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
Feb 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the President, after the declaration of a major disaster, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance necessary for meeting unmet needs as a result of such disaster.

What's happening now July 11, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 2, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Apr 2, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 26, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 19, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1311: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1311/
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"H.R. 1311: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1311/.
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H.R. 1311, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1311/.
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[H.R. 1311: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1311/)
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