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HR 259 118th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Government information and archives Natural disasters Public-private cooperation

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

Introduced: January 10, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 26, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 25, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 25, 2023
Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 25, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H295)
Jan 25, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 259.
Jan 25, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H295-297)
Jan 25, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H295)
Jan 10, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

This bill establishes a centralized location to publish information on disaster assistance provided by federal agencies.

The Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and any agencies providing disaster assistance must make available to the public on a quarterly basis information regarding (1) the total amount of assistance provided by the agency; (2) the amount provided that was expended or obligated; and (3) all projects or activities for which assistance was expended, obligated, or used.

What's happening now January 26, 2023

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

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 24, 2023
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jan 10, 2023
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 10, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 259: Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-259/
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"H.R. 259: Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-259/.
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H.R. 259, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-259/.
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