3.0.0 255 2025-11-18T11:18:14Z 2025-11-18T11:18:14Z House H HR 2023-01-10 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/255 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON:H.R. 255.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution, which provide as follows:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defense and general Welfare of the United States;[ . . . ]- AndTo make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H152]</pre> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported By 2024-12-16T21:45:37Z Markup By 2024-11-20T16:00:42Z Referred To 2023-01-26T20:52:43Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-01-10T15:03:40Z S. Rept. 118-297 2024-12-16 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703. Calendars 2024-12-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-297. Committee 2024-12-16 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-297. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2024-11-20 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2023-01-26 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2023-01-25 12:31:05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2023-01-25 12:30:59 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H293-294) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2023-01-25 12:30:59 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H293-294) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-25 12:21:03 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 255. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2023-01-25 12:21:01 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H293-295) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2023-01-25 12:21:00 Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2023-01-10 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-01-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000582 Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR N P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2023-01-10 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] Scott Peters D CA H. 50 2023-01-10 True D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2023-01-24 False 2024-12-11T19:37:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61085 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 20, 2024 Emergency Management Congressional oversight 2023-01-25T18:45:24Z Disaster relief and insurance 2023-01-25T18:45:24Z Government information and archives 2023-01-25T18:45:24Z Government studies and investigations 2023-01-25T18:45:24Z Emergency Management 2023-01-23T16:15:18Z

00 2023-01-10 Introduced in House 2023-02-08T15:08:52Z <p><b>Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act</b> </p> <p>This bill extends the deadline by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) conduct a study and develop a plan under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be made less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and (2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on federal disaster assistance awarded.</p> <p>Not later than two years after enactment of this bill, FEMA shall convene a working group on a regular basis to identify (1) potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; and (2) potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments.</p> <p>FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments and the findings and recommendations of the working group to Congress with a briefing. The report must be made available to the public and posted on FEMA's website.</p>

53 2023-01-25 Passed House 2023-02-08T15:41:58Z <p><b>Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act</b> </p> <p>This bill extends the deadline by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) conduct a study and develop a plan under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be made less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and (2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on federal disaster assistance awarded.</p> <p>Not later than two years after enactment of this bill, FEMA shall convene a working group on a regular basis to identify (1) potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; and (2) potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments.</p> <p>FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments and the findings and recommendations of the working group to Congress with a briefing. The report must be made available to the public and posted on FEMA's website.</p>

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