To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reestablish the hazard mitigation program cap at 15 percent of major disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4442 2023-01-13T04:49:28Z 2023-01-13T04:49:28Z House H HR 2005-12-06 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-12-08T14:43:01Z Referred to 2005-12-06T19:00:30Z 2005-12-08 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2005-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000072 Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] RICHARD BAKER R LA H. 6 N Emergency Management Disaster relief Disasters Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Emergency Management

00 2005-12-06 Introduced in House 2006-01-09T21:32:56Z Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase from 75 % to 90% the amount the President may contribute toward the cost of cost-effective hazard mitigation measures which substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a major disaster; and (2) double from 7.5% to 15% of the estimated aggregate amount of federal disaster relief grants to be made with respect to a major disaster the limit on the total amount of contributions the President may make for cost-effective hazard mitigation measures in the disaster area.

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To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reestablish the hazard mitigation program cap at 15 percent of major disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reestablish the hazard mitigation program cap at 15 percent of major disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reestablish the hazard mitigation program cap at 15 percent of major disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2005-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4442ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4442ih.xml 2005-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.