# 115-hr-7053: DEBRIS Act

115-hr-7053, DEBRIS Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7053
- Congress: 115
- Title: DEBRIS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced: 2018-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Diversifying Emergency Benchmarks for the Recovery of Individuals after Storms Act or the DEBRIS Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide disaster relief assistance to individuals for the removal of debris from owner-occupied private residences and property. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must, by rulemaking, amend the factors for evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to include the estimated cost of removing fallen debris from owner-occupied residences and property.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2018-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-7062: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
- 115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6335: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 322 Main Street in Oakville, Connecticut, as the "Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Offi…
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-7053 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7053)

## Related
- [115-hr-7141: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7141)
- [115-hr-7062: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7062)
- [115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6805)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6335: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 322 Ma…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6335)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7053 (as of 2025-11-18).