3.0.0 57 2023-01-11T13:20:52Z 2023-01-11T13:20:52Z House H HR 2011-01-05 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCALISE:H.R. 57.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H43]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2011-01-06T19:10:35Z Referred to 2011-01-05T17:11:20Z 2011-01-06 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 2011-01-05 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 N C001075 Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] Bill Cassidy R LA 6 2011-10-06 False H001054 Rep. Hayworth, Nan A. S. [R-NY-19] Nan Hayworth R NY A. S. 19 2011-10-06 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2011-10-14 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24] Richard Hanna R NY L. 24 2011-10-26 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2012-01-24 False Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Animal protection and human-animal relationships Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Service animals Emergency Management 00 2011-01-05 Introduced in House 2011-11-09T15:17:13Z Disaster Recovery Improvement Act - Directs the President to issue and begin to implement regulations required by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) regarding the repair, restoration, reconstruction, and replacement of public facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster to provide for cost estimation procedures that expedite recovery and to reduce the costs and time for completion of recovery projects through the creation of financial and performance incentives.

Amends such Act to require a decision regarding an appeal of any decision regarding eligibility for, or the amount of, federal disaster assistance to be rendered within 60 (currently, 90) days after the designated federal official receives notice of the appeal. Requires: (1) the federal official to provide a written explanation to the applicant of a failure to satisfy that requirement, and (2) the President to transmit quarterly reports on such failures.

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in cooperation with representatives of state and local emergency management agencies, to review, update, and revise through rulemaking the factors considered when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster, in order to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need for assistance to individuals and to speed such declaration.

Authorizes the President, in any emergency, to provide assistance for rescue, care, shelter, and essential needs to individuals with household pets and service animals and to such pets and animals.

]]> Disaster Recovery Improvement Act Display Title Disaster Recovery Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make improvements in the provision of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Recovery Improvement Act Introduced in House 2011-01-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr57ih/xml/BILLS-112hr57ih.xml 2011-01-06 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.