Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Study How Fatalities are Determined after Natural Disaster
"Whether it be Hurricane Maria or another natural disaster to come, the accuracy of the death toll has a direct impact on an area's recovery," said
"Death tolls are important. They influence public perception about the scope of a disaster and often determine what federal resources are allocated for response," said
The COUNT Act would authorize
On
The legislation was cosponsored in the
"Last week's report that nearly 5,000 Americans died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria was shocking and sickening, not only because it laid bare the extraordinary failure of the Administration, but also because It's unacceptable that eight months after the hurricane made landfall in
"It is disgraceful that we still don't have an accurate, official count of how many people were killed by the hurricanes in
"The
In the House, the bill was cosponsored by Reps.
Read this original document at: https://www.harris.senate.gov/news/press-releases/harris-velzquez-call-for-probe-into-disaster-death-counts-
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