United States · Bill · S
S. 2216 (115th)
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017
Introduced
11 December 2017
Last action
11 December 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 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 bill, 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
11 December 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
11 December 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 11 December 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
Related records
- 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/115th-congress/senate-bill/2216
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2216
- us · 115-s-2216 · source updated 5 December 2025