# 116-hr-5953: Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act

116-hr-5953, Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO); 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-5953
- Congress: 116
- Title: Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive certain debts owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household. Specifically, FEMA must waive a debt owed to the United States related to disaster assistance provided to an individual or household if such assistance (1) was distributed based on an error by FEMA and such debt is construed as a hardship, and (2) is subject to a claim or legal action. FEMA must report to Congress on actions that it will take to reduce the error rate.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5953 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5953)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5953 (as of 2025-11-18).