3.0.0 3925 2023-01-11T13:27:07Z 2023-01-11T13:27:07Z House H HR 2014-01-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS OF ILLINOIS:H.R. 3925.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary andProper Clause. The bill is constitutionally authorized underthe Necessary and Proper Clause, which supports the expansionof congressional authority beyond the explicit authoritiesthat are directly discernible from the text.[Page H1252]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-22T16:05:06Z Referred to 2014-01-21T16:30:05Z Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 113 1960 S 2014-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S488) Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2014-01-22 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 2014-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 N S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2014-01-21 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 15 2014-01-21 True K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 2014-01-21 True E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2014-01-21 True B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2014-01-21 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2014-04-28 False Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Poverty and welfare assistance Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation Emergency Management 00 2014-01-21 Introduced in House 2014-02-07T21:55:50Z Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to amend the rules concerning the factors FEMA considers when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the need for public assistance: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to the estimated cost of the assistance (10%), localized impacts (40%), insurance coverage in force (10%), hazard mitigation (10%), recent multiple disasters (10%), programs of other federal assistance (10%), and economic circumstances (10%); and (2) FEMA shall consider the economic circumstances of both the local economy of the affected area (including the local assessable tax base and local sales tax, median income, and poverty rate) and the state economy (including the unemployment rate).

Requires such rules to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the severity, magnitude, and impact of the disaster and the evaluation of the need for assistance to individuals: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to concentration of damages (20%), trauma (20%), special populations (20%), voluntary agency assistance (10%), insurance (20%), average amount of individual assistance by state (5%), and economic considerations (5%); and (2) FEMA shall consider the economic circumstances of the affected area (including the local assessable tax base and local sales tax, median income, and poverty rate).

Makes such rules applicable to any major disaster declared on or after January 1, 2013.

]]> Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 Display Title Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2014-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3925ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3925ih.xml 2014-01-22 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.