REPLACE Act

Joe Neguse

Democrat · CO · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

• Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2)Original· 2025-02-13
• Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)· 2025-05-13

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

2025-02-13

Source: Congress.gov

The REPLACE Act likely aims to improve how the federal government manages emergency response and recovery efforts, though the specific details aren't clear from the title alone. Based on its referral to the subcommittee on economic development and emergency management, it probably addresses how communities rebuild after disasters or how federal agencies coordinate during emergencies. The bill would affect state and local governments, emergency management agencies, and potentially businesses and residents in disaster-affected areas.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1338 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1338 To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require the President to automatically waive certain critical document fees for individuals and households affected by major disasters for which assistance is provided under the Individuals and Households Program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2025 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Ms. Maloy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require the President to automatically waive certain critical document fees for individuals and households affected by major disasters for which assistance is provided under the Individuals and Households Program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Replacing Essential Passports and Licenses After Certain Emergencies Act'' or the ``REPLACE Act''. SEC. 2. CRITICAL DOCUMENT FEE WAIVER. Section 1238(a) of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5174b) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``applies regardless'' and inserting ``and the requirement of the President to waive fees under paragraph (4) apply regardless''; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: ``(4) Waiver.--The President, in consultation with the Governor of a State, shall provide a fee waiver described in paragraph (1) to any individual or household that has been adversely affected by a major disaster declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170)-- ``(A) for which the President provides assistance to individuals and households under section 408 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5174); and ``(B) that destroyed a critical document described in paragraph (1) of the individual or household. ``(5) Waiver availability.--The Secretary of State and the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of State and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, respectively, a notice of the availability of fee waivers described in paragraph (4). ``(6) Report from uscis.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every year thereafter, the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall submit to Congress a report that includes, for the period covered by the report-- ``(A) the number of fee waivers granted under this subsection; and ``(B) the cost to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of granting fee waivers under this subsection. ``(7) Report from department of state.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that includes, for the period covered by the report-- ``(A) the number of fee waivers granted under this subsection; and ``(B) the cost to the Department of State of granting fee waivers under this subsection.''. <all>

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