# 116-hr-4358: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020

116-hr-4358, Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4358
- Congress: 116
- Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2019 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) establish damage assessment teams within FEMA to conduct preliminary damage assessments with state and local governments and appropriate relief or disaster assistance organizations.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-3851: Brand USA Extension Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4358 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4358)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-3851: Brand USA Extension Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3851)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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