3.0.0 1860 2023-01-11T13:36:07Z 2023-01-11T13:36:07Z House HR 2017-04-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 57 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEEKS:H.R. 1860.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and proper clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause18 of the Constitution[Page H2629]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-04T16:53:05Z Referred to 2017-04-03T16:00:52Z 2017-04-04 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 2017-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 N W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2017-04-06 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2017-04-06 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2017-05-24 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2017-05-24 False Emergency Management Civil actions and liability Debt collection Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Government studies and investigations Emergency Management 00 2017-04-03 Introduced in House 2017-12-01T20:07:24Z Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive a debt owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household if:

  • such assistance was distributed based on an error by FEMA,
  • there was no fault on behalf of the debtor, and
  • the collection of the debt would be against equity and good conscience.

The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall: (1) monitor federal disaster assistance to determine the percentage that is distributed based on a FEMA error; and (2) upon determining that such percentage exceeds 4% for any 12-month period, notify the FEMA Administrator and publish such determination. The waiver authority under this bill shall not apply to debts owed in relation to assistance provided for a disaster or emergency declared after the date such a determination is published.

Unless there is evidence of fraud, FEMA shall not initiate any action to recover: (1) disaster assistance for an individual or household later than three years after the last date the assistance was provided, or (2) amounts owed by an individual or household in relation to such assistance later than three years after the date the amounts were determined to be owed.

]]> Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017 Display Title Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To ensure fairness in the recoupment of certain Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1860ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1860ih.xml 2017-04-04 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.