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HR 5488 99th Congress House

Disaster Relief Act Amendments of 1986

Official title: A bill to prohibit implementation of certain regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating to the declaration process, eligibility for assist… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit implementation of certain regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating to the declaration process, eligibility for assistance, and non-Federal responsibility for major disasters under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1986
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1986
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Oct 1, 1986
Held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.
Sep 30, 1986
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 30, 1986
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1986
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Sep 25, 1986
Placed on Union Calendar No: 540.
Sep 25, 1986
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 99-896.
Sep 24, 1986
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 24, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 24, 1986
Subcommittee on Water Resources Discharged.
Sep 22, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Sep 9, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Sep 9, 1986
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,218 – To amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Agreed to Oct 3, 1986
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 Latest action October 3, 1986

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits, during the 18-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the implementation of a rule proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating to the declaration process, eligibility for assistance, and non-Federal responsibility for major disasters under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on the effect the proposed rule would have on the ability of State and local governments to respond to major disasters.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 24, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5488: Disaster Relief Act Amendments of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5488/
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"H.R. 5488: Disaster Relief Act Amendments of 1986." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5488/.
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H.R. 5488, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5488/.
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