US Congress House Bill 2914 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on November 18 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-18 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) residing on property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting such property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared during the designated incident period. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider alternative forms of proof to determine the eligibility of an individual or household for assistance. FEMA shall create and distribute a declarative form statement that applicants for assistance can use to self-certify eligibility for assistance and make the statement available in specified languages at all active Disaster Recovery Centers and on its website and social media. FEMA may provide certain financial assistance for repairs to ensure that residences are habitable during longer term recovery and for permanent housing construction upon determining that such assistance is a cost effective alternative to other housing solutions. FEMA shall conduct an analysis comparing the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of assistance provided under the Disaster Housing Assistance Program, including any case management services provided, with other temporary housing options provided by it.

Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020

Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-18	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2020-11-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-11-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5859-5860)
2020-11-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2914.
2020-11-17	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5859-5862)
2020-11-17	House	Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-11-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.
2020-11-16	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-574.
2020-02-26	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-02-26	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-02-26	House	Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
2019-05-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2019-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-05-22	House	Introduced in House

SB1605 (Related) 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2914/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2914/BILLS-116hr2914ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2914/BILLS-116hr2914rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2914/BILLS-116hr2914eh.pdf