DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Homeland Security: support emergency preparedness and response efforts for companion animals (see S. 4558), S2326 [18MY] (see H.R. 7438), H2095 [9FE]

Disasters: provide for procedure for Congress to reverse decision by President not to declare major disaster requested by Governor of State (see S. 4433), S2128 [29AP] (see H.R. 8577), H3294 [29AP]

FEMA: establish parity for submission and decision timelines for appeals of assistance decisions (see H.R. 8409), H3044 [21AP]

——— establish within Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program dedicated rural flood resilience supplemental allocation providing formula-based pass-through grants to rural communities (see H.R. 9804), H5022 [21JY]

——— include community hardening as eligible use of assistance under Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (see H.R. 10022), H5212 [3AU]

——— make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see S. 4388), S2052 [27AP]

——— prohibit determinations of Federal disaster assistance, funding, or relief on basis of political affiliation and establish response timeline for requests for major disaster declarations (see H.R. 9292), H4111 [11JN]

——— require President to carry out hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 10002), H5207 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: provide for procedure for Congress to reverse decision by President not to declare major disaster requested by Governor of State (S. 4433), S4359 [30JY]