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S. 2796 116th Congress Senate

Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to expedite disaster assistance to States, insular areas, units of general local government, and Indian tribes under a community development block grant… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to expedite disaster assistance to States, insular areas, units of general local government, and Indian tribes under a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 6, 2019 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, research
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Floods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHousing and community development fundingInfrastructure developmentPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2796: Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2796/
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"S. 2796: Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2796/.
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S. 2796, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2796/.
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