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HR 4358 116th Congress House

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress a report on preliminary damage assessment and to establish damage … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress a report on preliminary damage assessment and to establish damage assessment teams in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuation
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Government studies and investigationsPerformance measurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 17, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 17, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5858)
Nov 17, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5858)
Nov 17, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4358.
Nov 17, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5858-5859)
Nov 17, 2020
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 473.
Nov 16, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-575.
Sep 30, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2020
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
Sep 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 18, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as supported by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) establish a training regime within FEMA to ensure preliminary damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under consistent guidelines.

FEMA shall annually submit to Congress a report on the number and type of instances under which FEMA personnel have overturned decisions made by personnel in the field.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4358: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4358/
MLA
"H.R. 4358: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4358/.
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H.R. 4358, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4358/.
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