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S. 2471 117th Congress Senate

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act

Official title: A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2021 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structure
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Government information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHousing and community development fundingHousing supply and affordabilityLow- and moderate-income housing
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Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Jul 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 15, 2021

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

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Reforming Disaster Recovery Act

This bill addresses the response of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to disasters.

The bill establishes the Office of Disaster Management and Resiliency at HUD to coordinate HUD disaster preparedness and response responsibilities. The office must also coordinate with other federal agencies in supporting recovery and resiliency activities.

Further, the bill creates the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund to fund the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. The program must provide states, tribes, and communities with grants for rebuilding affordable housing and infrastructure after a disaster. Grantees are required to certify that funds will be administered in compliance with specified fair housing and civil rights laws. Grantees must also prioritize assistance for extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income victims of disasters, as well as other vulnerable groups.

The bill also provides for increased data sharing regarding disasters, including by requiring HUD to share data with other federal agencies regarding disaster benefits and by requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration to share data on disaster benefit applicants with HUD.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4707 Identical bill Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
  • S 3045 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
  • S 4670 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 5, 2021
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 26, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 26, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 26, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2471: Reforming Disaster Recovery Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2471/
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