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H.R. 834 119th Congress House

Disaster Assistance Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2025 Introduced by: David Rouzer Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Emergency Management
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Feb 1, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Assistance Fairness Act

This bill makes common interest communities, such as housing cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums, and manufactured housing communities eligible for the same assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as other homeowners.

Specifically, the bill

  • adds definitions of residential common interest community, condominium, housing cooperative, and manufactured housing community to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act;
  • requires FEMA to issue rules for the removal of debris or wreckage from real estate owned by a residential common interest community, condominium, co-op, or manufactured housing community resulting from a major disaster and deems such removal to be in the public interest when a state or local government determines in writing that such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, public health or safety, or the economic recovery of such community; and
  • provides for the repair of essential common elements of a condominium, co-op, or manufactured housing community damaged by a disaster under FEMA's Individuals and Households Program.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 26

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 17, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Sep 9, 2025
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Pou, Nellie
New Jersey · Sep 3, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 5, 2025
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Apr 28, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 14, 2025
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 4, 2025
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 31, 2025
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Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Jan 31, 2025
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jan 31, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 834: Disaster Assistance Fairness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-834/
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"H.R. 834: Disaster Assistance Fairness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-834/.
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H.R. 834, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-834/.
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