119 HR 5310 IH: Fairness and Accountability of Appeals Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5310IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 11, 2025Mr. Ezell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend section 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for reimbursement of attorney’s fees under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fairness and Accountability of Appeals Act of 2025.

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Appeals of assistance decisions

Section 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189a) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e)

Attorney’s fees

In any case in which an applicant who requested an appeal under subsection (a) or arbitration under subsection (d) receives a favorable decision following such appeal or arbitration, the Administrator shall reimburse such applicant for any attorney’s fees of the applicant relating to such appeal or arbitration..