UPDATE: H.R.1306 – Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

LATEST ACTION: October 29, 2019 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

ILL TITLE: Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

BILL SUMMARY:

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

This bill extends the deadline by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) conduct a study and develop a plan under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be made less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and (2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on federal disaster assistance awarded.

Not later than two years after enactment of this bill, FEMA shall convene a working group on a regular basis to (among other things) identify (1) potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; and (2) potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments.

FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments and the findings and recommendations of the working group to Congress with a briefing. The report must be made available to the public and posted on FEMA's website.

[NOTE: The contents of this legislative update are current as of 06:00 AM on October 30, 2019.]

BILL NUMBER: 116th Congress: House Bill 1306 (H.R.1306)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. Senate

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on H.R.1306, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1306

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1306/text

ACTIONS-TO-DATE (ordered by most recent first):

10/29/2019 -- Senate -- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

10/28/2019 -- House -- The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

10/28/2019 -- House -- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

10/28/2019 -- House -- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8485)

10/28/2019 -- House -- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1306.

10/28/2019 -- House -- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8484-8487)

10/28/2019 -- House -- Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

07/11/2019 -- House -- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 107.

07/11/2019 -- House -- Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-145.

03/27/2019 -- House -- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

03/27/2019 -- House -- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

03/27/2019 -- House -- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.

02/19/2019 -- House -- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

02/15/2019 -- House -- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

02/15/2019 -- House -- Introduced in House.

SPONSOR(S)*:

-- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]

CO-SPONSOR(S)*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of October 29, 2019. For the most up-to-date version of the sponsor and co-sponsor lists, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1306/cosponsors ]

-- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]

-- Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

-- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]

-- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]

-- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

-- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]

COMMITTEES: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

SUBJECTS: Congressional oversight, Disaster relief and insurance, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations.