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HR 6454 116th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Government lending and loan guarantees State and local finance

Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2020

Introduced: April 3, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Apr 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2020

This bill (1) cancels the repayment requirement for all uncollected amounts owed with respect to community disaster loans made by the federal government between January 1, 2011, and the enactment of this bill; and (2) changes from January 1, 2016, to January 1, 2011, the applicability date for the waiver of the prohibition against duplication of certain disaster-related benefits.

What's happening now April 6, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6454: Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6454/
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"H.R. 6454: Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6454/.
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