# 116-hr-3702: Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019

116-hr-3702, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3702
- Congress: 116
- Title: Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-07-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 This bill provides statutory authority for certain procedures related to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBR-DR) Program and adds new program requirements, including with respect to coordination of benefits, precertification for grant assistance, and allocation of grant funds. Additionally, the bill expands CDBG-DR assistance to Puerto Rico. Finally, the bill establishes the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2019-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2019-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-3702 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3702)

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