3.0.0 3093 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-10-27 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-10-27T22:48:13Z Disaster Equity and Fairness Act 117 5780 HR 2021-10-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Identical bill CRS 2021-10-27 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-10-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-10-27 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-11-01 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-11-01 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-11-01 False Emergency Management Emergency Management 00 2021-10-27 Introduced in Senate 2022-03-31T15:06:49Z Disaster Equity and Fairness Act

This bill makes changes in the provision of federal disaster assistance to underserved communities and other specified recipients.

Underserved community means populations sharing a particular characteristic and geographic communities that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life.

Specifically, the bill increases the federal cost share to a local government or Indian tribal government in connection with a second or subsequent major disaster during any three-year period.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide assistance to a state, local government, or Indian tribal government to reimburse the cost of coordinating food delivery, production, and distribution in the event of a major disaster.

FEMA must provide direct technical assistance to eligible entities for applications and prioritize specified categories of communities, including underserved communities, those that have demonstrated a compelling need, and those that are exposed to increased hazards or vulnerabilities.

The bill increases the federal cost share for a recipient (1) that will use the assistance in, or for the benefit of persons who are members of, an undeserved community; or (2) who is in, or who is a member of, an underserved community.

]]> Disaster Equity and Fairness Act Display Title Disaster Equity and Fairness Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Disaster Equity and Fairness Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3093is/xml/BILLS-117s3093is.xml 2021-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.