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Introduced
10/27/2021
10/27/2021
In Committee
02/02/2022
02/02/2022
Crossed Over
09/29/2022
09/29/2022
Passed
12/16/2022
12/16/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/20/2022
12/20/2022
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
An Act To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2022 (FIRE Act), aims to enhance disaster assistance and emergency management. Key provisions include requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to study and report on the use of relocation assistance for wildfire risk, develop plans to utilize weather forecasts and data to limit the impact of wildfires, and examine gaps in FEMA's policies and guidance related to wildfires. The bill also requires FEMA to provide training for crisis counseling and case management services to address impacts on socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, and directs FEMA to study and develop a plan for providing housing assistance when multiple families occupy a single household or a community is largely destroyed. Additionally, the bill amends existing law to allow Indian tribal governments to receive grants for upgrading emergency operations centers.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (8)
Alex Padilla (D)*,
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Became Public Law No: 117-251. (on 12/20/2022)
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