United States · Bill · S
S. 3556 (115th)
DEBRIS Act
Introduced
5 October 2018
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Diversifying Emergency Benchmarks for the Recovery of Individuals after Storms Act or the DEBRIS 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 owner-occupied residences and property.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 October 2018
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 October 2018
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 October 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3556
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3556