S 1484
116th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling
DEBRIS Act
Introduced: May 15, 2019
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Became law
May 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Diversifying Emergency Benchmarks for the Recovery of Individuals after Storms Act or the DEBRIS Act
This bill authorizes disaster relief assistance to individuals for the removal of debris from owner-occupied private residences and property. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must consider the estimated cost of such debris removal in evaluating a request for a major disaster declaration.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1