DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Amendments

Disasters: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (S. 939), S12020, S12024, S12025 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8340 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Dept. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see H.R. 4163), H9361 [27OC]

Disasters: assist victims of Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see H.R. 3747), H7860 [13SE]

———authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see S. 1741), S10294 [21SE] (see H.R. 3850), H8247 [21SE]

———ensure that evacuation procedures are included as a part of State and local emergency preparedness operational plans (see H.R. 4258), H10038 [8NO]

———expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see S. 939), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 1870), H2646 [27AP]

———extend predisaster hazard mitigation (see S. 1985), S12607 [9NO]

———improve Federal response (see H.R. 1137), H988 [7MR]

———include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (see S. 2133), S13786 [16DE]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 4012), H8807 [7OC] (see H.R. 4090), H9042 [20OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1795), H2471 [21AP]

———permit the use of frank mailings for solicitations for charities responding to a Presidentially-declared major disaster (see H. Res. 447), H8088 [15SE]

———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (see S. 2043), S13161 [17NO]

———provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4266), H10144 [9NO]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (see H.R. 4324), H10225 [15NO]

———reestablish the hazard mitigation program cap at 15 percent of major disaster assistance (see H.R. 4442), H11109 [6DE]

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]

———specify procedures for the conduct of preliminary damage assessments and investigate and prosecute instances of fraud, including fraud in the handling and approval of claims for Federal emergency assistance (see S. 1059), S5436 [18MY]

Federal aid programs: permit cancellation of certain loans (see S. 1872), S11422 [17OC] (see H.R. 4117), H9043 [20OC]

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (see H.R. 2338), H3260 [12MY]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]

Health care facilities: provide for reimbursement of certain for-profit hospitals (see S. 1393), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 3714), H7813 [8SE]

Housing: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see S. 2171), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 4492), H11327 [8DE]

Local government: ensure ability to function in the case of a declared emergency or major disaster (see H.R. 4237), H9695 [4NO]

Nonprofit organizations: clarify that the religious status of a nonprofit facility does not preclude it from receiving assistance (see H.R. 1552), H1893 [12AP] (see H.R. 3208), H5739 [12JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow inclusion in a Presidentially declared disaster area (see S. 805), S3653 [14AP] (see H.R. 3344), H6106 [19JY]

Small business: strengthen participation of small businesses in recovery efforts following a major disaster, emergency, or terrorist event (see H.R. 4611), H12049 [16DE]

Remarks in House

Animals: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (H.R. 3858), E1943 [22SE]

Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (H.R. 3850), E1912 [21SE]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (H.R. 1795), E728 [21AP]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4012), H8795 [7OC], E2055 [7OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4090), E2139 [20OC]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 4324), H10991, H11025, H11026 [18NO]

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (H.R. 2338), E954 [12MY]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, H8699 [6OC]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 3723), H7796 [8SE], H7846 [13SE], H8065 [15SE], H8328 [22SE]

Housing: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (H.R. 4492), E2490 [8DE]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (S. 939), S11899 [26OC], S12024, S12025 [27OC]

———include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (S. 2133), S13798 [16DE]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 4324), S13687 [15DE]

Health care facilities: provide for reimbursement of certain for-profit hospitals (S. 1393), S8237 [13JY]

Reports filed

Disaster Recovery Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 939), S10513 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4324, predisaster mitigation program reauthorization, H11025 [18NO]

S. 939, Disaster Recovery Act, S12025 [27OC]

S. 2043, Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act, S13172 [17NO]

S. 2133, Disaster Relief Act, S13798-S13800 [16DE]