119th Congress
S. 861

Creates unified disaster aid application system

Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to create one shared application system for federal disaster assistance, letting survivors apply, check status, and update their information.

  • Disaster aid agencies would use one shared system to accept applications
  • Applicants could receive status updates and update their information during recovery
  • The system would help detect waste, fraud, abuse, or discrimination
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency must update application questions within 30 days of an agency request

Passed the Senate · House's turn

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