To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for other purposes.
Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking any action to recoup major disaster assistance from a recipient that received such assistance more than three years before FEMA first provided such recipient written notification of an intent to recoup it unless there is evidence of fraud.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
Became Public Law No: 115-254.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-418.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-418.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
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