UPDATE: H.R.2016 – Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

LATEST ACTION: May 28, 2021 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.

BILL 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 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 June 1, 2021.]

BILL NUMBER: 117th Congress: House Bill 2016 (H.R.2016)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. House of Representatives

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on H.R.2016, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2016

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2016/text

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

05/28/2021 -- House -- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.

05/28/2021 -- House -- Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-46.

03/24/2021 -- House -- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

03/24/2021 -- House -- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

03/24/2021 -- House -- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.

03/19/2021 -- House -- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

03/18/2021 -- House -- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

03/18/2021 -- House -- Introduced in House.

SPONSOR(S)*:

-- Resident Commissioner Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

CO-SPONSOR(S)*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of May 28, 2021. For the most up-to-date version of the sponsor and co-sponsor lists, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2016/cosponsors ]

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

COMMITTEES: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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