HR1245Referred to Committee
Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-12
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Chuck Edwards
Republican · NC · Representative
Votes with party: 95.7% (598 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/E000246
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (8)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)Original· 2025-02-12
- Dina Titus (D-NV-1)Original· 2025-02-12
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)Original· 2025-02-12
- Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2025-02-12
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)Original· 2025-02-12
- Ed Case (D-HI-1)· 2025-02-18
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4)· 2025-04-17
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-08-29
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Small BusinessReferred To · 2025-02-12
- House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-02-12
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-02-12
Previously
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-12
- Small Business CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-12
- Financial Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-12
Plain-English Summary
Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2025 This bill establishes a unified application system for disaster assistance, expands disaster assistance for individuals and households, and requires related studies and reporting. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must establish an interagency electronic information sharing system known as the unified disaster application system to carry out disaster assistance, including administration of a universal application for federal disaster assistance for individuals. The bill expands FEMA's assistance to individuals and households by (1) changing the eligibility standard for housing assistance from residences rendered uninhabitable to residences damaged by a disaster, (2) allowing direct (i.e., non-financial) assistance for home repair and hazard mitigation for residences, and (3) allowing hazard mitigation assistance for residences separate from assistance for home repairs. FEMA may (1) provide funding for state agencies to establish websites to provide information on post-disaster recovery resources; and (2) reimburse state, tribal, or local governments for certain costs relating to sheltering emergency response personnel. The bill extends FEMA's authority to implement state-managed housing assistance as a pilot program. FEMA must establish an online dashboard displaying certain information relating to the Individual Assistance program for each major disaster declaration. FEMA must also conduct a study and report to Congress on challenges for renters seeking disaster assistance. The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) identity theft and fraud in federal disaster assistance, (2) preliminary damage assessment practices under the Individual Assistance program, and (3) challenges in obtaining assistance under Public Assistance alternative procedures.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Emergency Management
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