# 116-hr-5337: Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2019

116-hr-5337, Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5337
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5337
- Congress: 116
- Title: Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2019-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2019 This bill makes common interest communities, such as housing cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums, eligible for the same assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as other homeowners. Specifically, the bill adds definitions of residential common interest community, condominium, and housing cooperative to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; requires FEMA to issue rules for the removal of debris or wreckage from real estate owned by a residential common interest community resulting from a major disaster and deems such removal to be in the public interest when a state or local government determines in writing that such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, public health or safety, or the economic recovery of such community; and provides for the repair of essential common elements of a condominium or co-op damaged by a disaster under FEMA's Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5337 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5337)

## Related
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5337 (as of 2025-11-18).