S 2796
116th Congress
Senate
Housing and Community Development
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Infrastructure development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019
Introduced: November 6, 2019
Introduced by:
Tillis, Thomas
Republican
· North Carolina
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Became law
Nov 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019
This bill addresses relief for areas impacted by a major disaster.
Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must provide disaster recovery assistance under the Community Development Block Grant program to states, local governments, certain territories, and Indian tribes.
In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on an existing grant program designed to help communities implement mitigation measures to reduce the risk of loss of life and property in future disasters.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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