Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1859

Disaster Declaration Improvement Act of 2013

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Introduced
May 7, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Latest Action
May 8, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]

Democrat·CA-28
Bioguide ID: S001150
First Name: ADAM
Middle Name: B.
Last Name: SCHIFF
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Committees
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Actions
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Subjects
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Summaries
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Bill Details

Update Date
Feb 14, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,859
Congress
113
Introduced Date
May 7, 2013
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Is Law
No
May 8, 2013Committee

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

Source: House committee actions

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Source: House floor actions

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· May 7, 20130

Disaster Declaration Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue regulations to ensure that: (1) in any review of a request for major disaster assistance conducted by FEMA, the factor relating to the estimated cost of assistance (evaluating the estimated cost of federal and nonfederal public assistance against the statewide population) is provided consideration that is equal to that provided to each of the other factors (i.e., localized impacts, insurance coverage in force, hazard mitigation, recent multiple disasters, and other federal assistance programs); and (2) FEMA considers a state's request for major disaster assistance for recommendation to the President without regard to any per capita damage threshold (other than a threshold described below) in any case in which a disaster occurs with respect to a city or unincorporated jurisdiction with a population of less than 250,000, located in a county with a population of more than 1 million and a state with a population of more than 5 million, and with respect to which the financial damage relating to the disaster exceeds 10% of a city's general fund or $100 per capita (in the case of an unincorporated jurisdiction).


Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House· Standing
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDisaster relief and insuranceFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Introduced in House

May 7, 2013

Disaster Declaration Improvement Act of 2013 — Informed