S 861 · 119th Congress · Emergency Management

Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

Introduced 2025-03-05· Sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Held at the desk.(2025-12-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 861 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 861 To streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2025 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes. Be it …

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S. 861, Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

Apr 13, 2026

As passed by the Senate on December 16, 2025

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Cosponsors (5)

5 Republicans