{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-152","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 152","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-01-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-01-13","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h9","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act","result":"Passed","yea":405,"nay":5,"present":0,"not_voting":24,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll009.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2025-01-14"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-03","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to streamline disaster information collection, convene a working group on preliminary damage assessments, and provide a report to Congress."},{"k":"p","t":"FEMA must (1) conduct a study and develop a plan under which the collection of information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees will be made less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and grantees; and (2) develop a plan for the regular collection and reporting of information on federal disaster assistance awarded."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, not later than two years after enactment of the bill, FEMA must convene a working group on a regular basis to (1) identify potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations; (2) determine the applicability of having one federal agency make the assessments for all agencies; and (3) identify potential emerging technologies, such as unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones), to expedite the administration of preliminary damage assessments."},{"k":"p","t":"FEMA must submit a comprehensive report on the plans for streamlining and consolidating information collection and the findings and recommendations of the working group to Congress with a briefing. The report must be made available to the public and posted on FEMA's website."}],"words":202},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Rewrites section 1223 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require a study and plans on collecting information from disaster assistance applicants and grantees, a working group on preliminary damage assessments, and a report on both.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh#H53CCBC0422144D6CB0AD7E9789AC7E29"}]},"core_areas":["Information collection from federal disaster assistance applicants and grantees","Preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations","Public reporting on federal disaster assistance awarded"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the FEMA Administrator, within 2 years, to conduct a study and develop a plan to make information collection from disaster assistance applicants and grantees less burdensome, duplicative, and time consuming.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh#H53CCBC0422144D6CB0AD7E9789AC7E29"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to develop a plan for regular collection and reporting of information on Federal disaster assistance awarded, including a website that presents the information to the public.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh#H53CCBC0422144D6CB0AD7E9789AC7E29"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator, within 2 years, to convene a working group on a regular basis with named federal agencies and other appropriate agencies, to examine preliminary damage assessments after disaster declarations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh#H53CCBC0422144D6CB0AD7E9789AC7E29"}},{"text":"Directs the working group to identify duplication or fragmentation in preliminary damage assessments, determine the applicability of one Federal agency making the assessments for all agencies, and identify emerging technologies such as unmanned aircraft systems.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh#H53CCBC0422144D6CB0AD7E9789AC7E29"}},{"text":"Requires one comprehensive report, covering both plans and the working group's findings, to go to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh#H53CCBC0422144D6CB0AD7E9789AC7E29"}},{"text":"Requires the report to be made public and posted on the FEMA website in downloadable versions and, if applicable, in machine-readable format, and provides for a briefing on request within 180 days after the report is submitted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh#H53CCBC0422144D6CB0AD7E9789AC7E29"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-01-13","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/152/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-152.png","v":"1601b122ccd8","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 152, 119th Congress: Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act. House: 405 Yea, 5 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 13 Jan 2025."}}