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S 1946 117th Congress Senate Emergency Management Congressional oversight Debt collection Disaster relief and insurance Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act

Introduced: May 27, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 27, 2021
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Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive certain debts owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household.

Specifically, FEMA must waive a debt owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household if such assistance (1) was distributed based on an error by FEMA and such debt is construed as a hardship, and (2) is subject to a claim or legal action.

FEMA must report to Congress on (1) actions that it will take to reduce the error rate, and (2) the internal processes used to make decisions regarding the distribution of federal disaster assistance to individuals and households and any changes made to such processes.

What's happening now May 27, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 539 Identical bill Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1946: Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1946/
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"S. 1946: Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1946/.
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