H.R. 8456 · 118th Congress · House

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect to disaster recovery, and for other purposes.

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced
May 17, 24
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to take any actions that may be necessary to implement the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) priority recommendations within the report titled Disaster Recovery: Actions Needed to Improve the Federal Approach, which was published on November 15, 2022. In the report, the GAO recommends that FEMA and HUD better manage fragmentation between their disaster recovery programs and other federal programs, and that FEMA better manage fragmentation across FEMA’s own disaster recovery programs.  

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 20, 2024Committee

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

  2. MAY 17, 2024IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAY 17, 2024IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAY 17, 2024IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. MAY 17, 2024IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

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Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

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Referred: May 20, 2024

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Financial Services Committee

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Referred: May 17, 2024

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: May 17, 2024

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