Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
Rural Disaster Fairness Act of 2026
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +7
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill reduces the threshold amount of estimated public assistance damages needed to meet county per capita indicators by 50 percent under specific conditions, improving disaster relief access.
- Scored +6
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The legislation specifically aids rural communities by lowering the damage thresholds required to qualify for federal disaster assistance based on county land taxation characteristics.
- Scored +5
Does this invest in rural communities?
The bill updates local disaster impact indicators to make it easier for rural counties with low taxable land areas to qualify for disaster assistance.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
Potential Negative Impacts for People
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill reduces the threshold amount of estimated public assistance damages needed to meet county per capita indicators by 50 percent under specific conditions, improving disaster relief access. Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill updates local disaster impact indicators to make it easier for rural counties with low taxable land areas to qualify for disaster assistance.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The legislation specifically aids rural communities by lowering the damage thresholds required to qualify for federal disaster assistance based on county land taxation characteristics. Would farmers be better off under this? — By easing disaster relief qualifications in counties with low proportions of taxable land, agricultural and rural landholders may benefit from improved disaster support.
- 10/6/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House