DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
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 S. 2548), S2901 [5AP]
Contracts: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (see H.R. 4979), H1128 [16MR]
Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5013), H1195 [28MR]
———protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]
———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 S. 2299), S1413 [16FE]
FEMA: authorize use of Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist utility companies that contribute to recovery efforts from effects of a major disaster (see S. 2756), S4107 [5MY]
———improve disaster relief and preparedness services for individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 5498), H3307 (see H.R. 5498), H3359 [25MY]
Unemployment: extend availability of assistance made available in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 5392), H2641 [16MY]
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), H2985-H2987 [22MY]
Contracts: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities, H3339 [25MY]
———clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (H.R. 4979), H1154-H1157 [28MR]
FEMA: prohibit funding to terminate housing assistance programs, H3336, H3337 [25MY]
Remarks in Senate
Contracts: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (H.R. 4979), S3344 [6AP]
Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies, S7386 [12JY]
———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (S. 2599), S3381 [7AP]
———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (S. 2043), S6 [18JA]
———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (S. 2299), S1420 [16FE]
FEMA: authorize use of Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist utility companies that contribute to recovery efforts from effects of a major disaster (S. 2756), S4108 [5MY]
Texts of
H.R. 3858, Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, H2985 [22MY]