{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-5774","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 5774","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Expediting Disaster Recovery Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Expediting Disaster Recovery Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Expediting Disaster Recovery Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Expediting Disaster Recovery Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Expediting Disaster Recovery Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-10-28","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-09-14","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h428","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Expediting Disaster Recovery Act","result":"Passed","yea":406,"nay":20,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll428.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2022-09-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-09-14","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Expediting Disaster Recovery Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill authorizes the President, after the declaration of a major disaster, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide to the state assistance necessary for meeting unmet needs as a result of such disaster."},{"k":"p","t":"The President may provide financial assistance or direct assistance to individuals or households to construct permanent or semi-permanent housing in insular areas outside the continental United States and in other locations if the President considers it a cost effective alternative to other housing solutions."},{"k":"p","t":"The Government Accountability Office must conduct a review on the fiscal controls by states that receive funds under provisions pertaining to public assistance grant program eligibility and oversight for debris removal."},{"k":"p","t":"The President may not impose additional income criteria on a potential grant recipient who has accepted a qualified disaster loan in determining eligibility for duplications of benefit relief."}],"words":144},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to add an unmet needs assistance program after major disasters, and to change related housing repair, review and duplication-of-benefits provisions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#H940ED905E4A8403BAF7627446F6B1FAB"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#HEE49665F2D04471E8355080E8138BE21"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#HD6089791B84C45B5931E0EF510379C98"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#H314AD93999E2481EA89543B44BC38441"}]},"core_areas":["Unmet needs assistance after major disasters","Housing repair and rebuilding assistance for individuals and households","Congressional-directed review of state fiscal controls","Duplication of benefits and disaster loans"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Allows the President, after a major disaster declaration, to direct the FEMA Administrator to provide the State with assistance for meeting unmet needs from the disaster, subject to appropriations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#H940ED905E4A8403BAF7627446F6B1FAB"}},{"text":"Allows the President to allocate up to 10 percent of the estimated aggregate amount of grants under sections 406 and 408 for unmet needs assistance, not later than 30 days after a declaration under section 401, subject to appropriations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#H940ED905E4A8403BAF7627446F6B1FAB"}},{"text":"Requires a State that receives unmet needs funds to report to the Administrator every 6 months on its spending criteria, allocation of funds and public notice and comment process, and limits administrative costs to 5 percent of the funds.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#H940ED905E4A8403BAF7627446F6B1FAB"}},{"text":"Amends section 408(c) of the Stafford Act to remove the phrase \"to a safe and sanitary living or functioning condition\" from the repair assistance provision and to allow that assistance to be used with other sources to repair and rebuild an owner-occupied residence.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#HEE49665F2D04471E8355080E8138BE21"}},{"text":"Requires the Comptroller General to review, not later than 5 years after enactment, the fiscal controls of States that receive section 431 funds, and to make recommendations to two congressional committees.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#HD6089791B84C45B5931E0EF510379C98"}},{"text":"Bars the President from imposing additional income criteria on a potential grant recipient who has accepted a qualified disaster loan when determining eligibility for duplication of benefit relief.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh#H314AD93999E2481EA89543B44BC38441"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-09-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-5774.png","v":"b433a25af6f7","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5774, 117th Congress: Expediting Disaster Recovery Act. House: 406 Yea, 20 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 14 Sep 2022."}}