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HR 4934 99th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief Disasters Disasters and Disaster Relief Federal aid programs Federal aid to housing Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Housing and Housing Finance Labor and Employment Local and Municipal Government Local finance State finance States Unemployment

A bill to establish cost sharing formulas for certain forms of assistance under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.

Introduced: June 4, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jun 16, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from FEMA, OMB.
Jun 4, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Jun 4, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to establish a cost-sharing formula for certain Federal disaster assistance programs. Declares the Federal share of assistance to be 75 percent for the repair of damaged public facilities and debris removal on the condition that remaining costs are paid by a State or local government. Declares the Federal share of assistance to be 100 percent for: (1) unemployment assistance; (2) temporary housing assistance; and (3) crisis counseling assistance and training.

What's happening now June 16, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 1986
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 16, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4934: A bill to establish cost sharing formulas for certain forms of assistance under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4934/
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"H.R. 4934: A bill to establish cost sharing formulas for certain forms of assistance under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4934/.
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