US Congress Senate Bill 1605 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting the property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documentary proof of residence. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider alternative forms of proof to determine the eligibility of an individual or household for assistance. FEMA shall (1) create and distribute a form declarative statement that applicants for assistance may use to self-certify their eligibility for assistance, and (2) make the statement available in specified languages at all active Disaster Recovery Centers and on its website and social media. FEMA shall enter into agreements with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a disaster housing assistance program to provide temporary rental assistance to individuals and households displaced by any major disaster during 2017 and 2018, and shall engage in consultations regarding the implementation of such program for future disasters.

Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB2914 (Related) 2020-11-18 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1605/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1605/BILLS-116s1605is.pdf