# 116-hr-8701: FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

116-hr-8701, FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8701
- Congress: 116
- Title: FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-10-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses for loans pertaining to disaster relief. Any qualifying interest incurred by a local government or electric cooperative in the five years preceding this bill's enactment shall be treated as eligible for financial assistance for purposes of this bill.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8701 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8701)

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- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8611: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4755 S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8611)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8701 (as of 2025-11-18).