CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Laura Friedman (D-CA)

Don’t Penalize Victims Act

H.R. 2254 · House bill Emergency Management

A Democratic bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors

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

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the Don't Penalize Victims Act'', aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The primary purpose is to make specific changes regarding the duplication of benefits. It seeks to strike the phrase or any other source'' from Section 312(a) of the existing Act. This legislation was introduced by Ms. Friedman and several other representatives.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?

    The bill eases duplication of benefits rules to ensure disaster victims can access federal assistance more readily.

  • Scored +4

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    By modifying duplication of benefits, the bill may help low-income households retain more disaster aid.

  • Scored +2

    Would middle-income households be better off under this?

    The change provides more flexibility in receiving disaster assistance for middle-income victims.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.