United States · Bill · S
S. 1946 (117th)
Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
Introduced
27 May 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Summary
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 (1) actions that it will take to reduce the error rate, and (2) the internal processes used to make decisions regarding the distribution of federal disaster assistance to individuals and households and any changes made to such processes.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 May 2021
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 May 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 May 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1946
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1946