DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
Amendments
Federal aid programs: establish deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance (S. 1858), S3838, S3843 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: prohibit declaration of national emergency relative to abortion (see S. 196), S173 [31JA] (see H.R. 1143), H865 [21FE]
Appropriations: making (see S. 2721), S3894 [5SE] (see H.R. 4295), H3108 [22JN] (see H.R. 5343), H4222 [5SE]
Federal aid programs: appropriate funding for implementation of disaster relief programs (see S. 2029), S2123 [15JN]
——— establish deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance (see S. 1858), S2005 [7JN]
——— waive certain provisions in emergency declarations (see H.R. 600), H489 [27JA]
FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see H.R. 481), H277 [24JA]
——— ensure that unmet needs after major disaster are met (see H.R. 6084), H5173 [26OC]
——— establish emergency preparedness grant program for higher education institutions (see H.R. 2458), H1698 [3AP]
——— improve individual assistance by simplifying process for seeking assistance following major disaster (see H.R. 1796), H1437 [24MR]
——— incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects (see S. 3071), S5088 [18OC]
——— include algal blooms in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 132), H102 [9JA] (see H.R. 1008), H838 [14FE]
——— include extreme heat in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 3965), H2786 [9JN]
——— make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see H.R. 5324), H4217 [1SE]
——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by major disaster (see H.R. 3777), H2708 [31MY] (see H.R. 6108), H5174 [26OC]
——— provide authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses (see S. 1180), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 2672), H1845 [18AP]
——— provide flexibility with Federal cost share for fire management assistance (see H.R. 480), H277 [24JA]
——— provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow (see S. 485), S456 [16FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: clarify inability to declare national emergencies on premise of climate change (see S. 2118), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4300), H3108 [22JN]
Territories: modify certain requirements to encourage disaster recovery of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 601), H489 [27JA]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: making (S. 2721), S4642, S4643 [21SE]
——— making (S. 2721): unanimous-consent request, S4642, S4643 [21SE]
Federal aid programs: establish deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance (S. 1858), S3843 [27JY]
FEMA: provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow (S. 485), S459 [16FE]
Reports filed
Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1858) (S. Rept. 118–74), S3520 [25JY]
Texts of
S. 1858, Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act, S3843 [27JY]