Disaster Relief And Insurance

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Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act [HB-414] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ]
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a "major disaster."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019

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FIRM IT Act of 2019 Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019 [HB-342] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Water ]
Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to consult with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to obtain information relevant to National Flood Insurance Program rate maps.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric A. Crawford Introduced In House on 01/08/2019

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ASCEND Act of 2019 Access to Sufficient Capital for Everyone in Natural Disaster areas Act of 2019 [HB-277] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Makes permanent the increased threshold limits for the minimum major-disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 07/16/2019

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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-269] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
(1) reauthorizes, revises, and establishes several programs and entities relating to public-health emergency preparedness and response; and (2) addresses the approval process for over-the counter (OTC) drugs. Among other programs, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative-agreement program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Hospital Preparedness Program, the CDC situational-awareness and biosurveillance program, the Emergency System for Advance Registration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 10. on 01/10/2019

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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-268] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ] [Agriculture ] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Immigration ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations to federal agencies, including supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance and continuing appropriations for agencies that are included in the seven FY2019 appropriations bills that have not been enacted. The bill provides $14.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The bill designates the spending as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey S.amdt.201 Considered By Senate. on 04/01/2019

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020

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National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 [HB-229] [Disaster Relief ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Establishes a National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery activities with respect to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019

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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133] [Trade ] [International ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [International ] [Science ] [Food ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019

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Taiwan Security Act of 2017 [HB-4288] [Defense ] [International ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Trade ]
Taiwan Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan that are designed to improve military relations. Exchanges should focus on: threat analysis; military doctrine; force planning; logistical support; intelligence collection and analysis; operational tactics, techniques, and procedures; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and civil-military relations. Such exchanges should be conducted in the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael T. McCaul Introduced In House on 11/07/2017

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Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. [HJR-143] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [National Security ] [Veterans ]
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. This joint resolution amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through December 21, 2018 (December 7, 2018, under current law). The resolution is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires if any of the 7 remaining FY2019 appropriations bills have not been enacted. (Five of the FY2019 appropriations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Signed By President. on 12/07/2018

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Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 [HB-7200] [Agriculture ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2020, and expands the program to include losses (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Austin Scott Introduced In House on 11/29/2018

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Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act [HB-7166] [Taxes ] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Retirement ]
Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow various tax credits, deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Michael. With respect to individuals and businesses in the affected areas, the bill: waives the 10% additional tax on early distributions from retirement plans for up to $100,000 in distributions made on or after October 9, 2018, and before January 1, 2020; permits individuals to recontribute funds to retirement plans if the funds were distributed (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Al Lawson Introduced In House on 11/20/2018

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Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act [HB-3966] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ]
Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The bill exempts for five years vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from Jones Act requirements. The Government Accountability (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 10/06/2017

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National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act [S.3628] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ]
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2019. The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on December 7, 2018.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Con. Res. 148, Enrollment Corrections On S. 3628 Have Been Made. on 12/31/2018

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Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act [HB-4056] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ]
Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish the National Disaster Insurance Corporation, which shall establish and carry out an insurance program to provide coverage to states against certain losses and costs arising from disasters. The program must be funded solely by state premiums and payments and operated on an actuarially sound basis. The corporation shall: (1) adjust and pay all claims for proved and approved losses and costs covered by insurance, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 10/13/2017

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Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act [HB-7114] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage states and localities that receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adopt policies regarding the safe relocation of prisoners before, during, and after major disasters and emergencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 11/05/2018

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Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018 [HB-7111] [Disaster Relief ]
Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 10/31/2018

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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 [HB-4008] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Insurance ] [Food ]
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 This bill provides $36.5 billion in FY2018 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior for relief and recovery efforts in response to recent hurricanes and wildfires. For FEMA, the bill provides: (1) $18.67 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund, of which up to $4.9 billion may be transferred to the Community Disaster Loan Program for direct loans to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Introduced In House on 10/11/2017

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DEBRIS Act Diversifying Emergency Benchmarks for the Recovery of Individuals after Storms Act [HB-7053] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
DEBRIS Act Diversifying Emergency Benchmarks for the Recovery of Individuals after Storms Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide disaster relief assistance to individuals for the removal of debris from owner-occupied private residences and property. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must, by rulemaking, amend the factors for evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to include the estimated cost of removing fallen debris from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty Introduced In House on 10/09/2018

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