HR8409Referred to Committee
Post-Disaster Protection Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-21
Introduced
15
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Maxwell Frost
Democrat · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.1% (650 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/F000476
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (15)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-04-21
Previously
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-21
Plain-English Summary
The legislation would establish protections and assistance programs for people and communities affected by major disasters, helping them recover housing, infrastructure, and basic services more quickly. It would likely expand federal emergency management resources and streamline the process for getting disaster aid to affected residents, businesses, and local governments. The bill would impact disaster survivors, state and local emergency officials, and communities dealing with hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other major emergencies.
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Subjects
Emergency Management
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8409 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8409 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish parity for submission and decision timelines for appeals of assistance decisions under such Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Ezell, Ms. King-Hinds, and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish parity for submission and decision timelines for appeals of assistance decisions under such Act, and for other purposes. 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 ``Post-Disaster Protection Act''. SEC. 2. APPEALS OF ASSISTANCE DECISIONS. Section 423(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189a(a)) is amended by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``90 days''. <all>
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