United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 801 (114th)
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015
Introduced
5 February 2015
Last action
6 February 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sponsors
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Albio Sires, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], FRANK LOBIONDO, Bill Pascrell, PETER KING, Donald Norcross, Kathleen Rice, Donald Payne, Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Sean Maloney
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015 Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to: (1) waive a debt owed to the United States related to federal assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to an individual or household in relation to a major disaster declared by the President between January 1, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act, unless the debt involves fraud, the intentional presentation of a false claim, or intentional misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an interest in the claim; and (2) reimburse a debtor for any payments already made on such a debt.
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Timeline
5 February 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 February 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 February 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 February 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 February 2015
Sponsors
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Albio Sires · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
- FRANK LOBIONDO · R · Sponsor
- Bill Pascrell · D · Sponsor
- PETER KING · R · Sponsor
- Donald Norcross · D · Sponsor
- Kathleen Rice · D · Sponsor
- Donald Payne · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Sean Maloney · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015
- related to → Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017
- related to → Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/801
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/801
- us · 114-hr-801 · source updated 5 December 2025