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H.R. 5775 118th Congress House

Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act

Official title: To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Eme… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 27, 2023 Introduced by: Bennie G. Thompson Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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 Latest action September 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 13
D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · Sep 6, 2024
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Sep 28, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 27, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Garcia, Robert
California · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 27, 2023
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 27, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 27, 2023
 D
Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 27, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Sep 27, 2023
 D
Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 27, 2023
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5775: Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5775/
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"H.R. 5775: Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5775/.
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H.R. 5775, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5775/.
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