HR 5953 · 116th Congress · Emergency Management
Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2020-11-18)
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Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive certain debts owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household. Specifically, FEMA must waive a debt owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household if such assistance (1) was distributed based on an error by FEMA and such debt is construed as a hardship, and (2) is subject to a claim or legal action. FEMA must report to Congress on actions that it will take to reduce the error rate.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeCBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 5953, Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
Nov 16, 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 26, 2020
Full CBO report ↗Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 5953, Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
Nov 16, 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 26, 2020
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (7)
5 Democrats2 Republicans