HR 1320 · 96th Congress · Emergency Management

A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.

Introduced 1979-01-24· Sponsored by Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.(1979-01-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide that a declaration of a state of emergency is effective as of the date on which the emergency or major disaster commenced.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats6 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]
Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8]
Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4]
Rep. Murphy, Morgan F. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]
Rep. Natcher, William H. [D-KY-2]
Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]
Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2]
Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1]
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4]WV
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]
Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6]
Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]
Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9]
Resident Commissioner Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large]
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1]
Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4]
Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2]
Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6]