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S. 1686 118th 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: May 18, 2023 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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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 2 steps
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May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5940 Identical bill Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 7 Republican 8
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 1, 2024
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · May 1, 2024
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 28, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 18, 2023
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 18, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 18, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 18, 2023
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 18, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 18, 2023
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · May 18, 2023
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 18, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 18, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 18, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 18, 2023
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Young, Todd
Indiana · May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1686: Reforming Disaster Recovery Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1686/
MLA
"S. 1686: Reforming Disaster Recovery Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1686/.
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S. 1686, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1686/.
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[S. 1686: Reforming Disaster Recovery Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1686/)
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