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117th Congress · House

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021

Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Advisory bodies · Census and government statistics · Congressional oversight · Disaster relief and insurance · Emergency planning and evacuation · Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · Government studies and investigations

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage.
  • House passed it on Nov 4, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 20 21 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as carried out by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) convene an advisory panel to assist FEMA in improving critical components of that process.

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