# 117-hr-5774: Expediting Disaster Recovery Act

117-hr-5774, Expediting Disaster Recovery Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5774
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expediting Disaster Recovery Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2021-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Expediting Disaster Recovery Act This bill authorizes the President, after the declaration of a major disaster, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance necessary for meeting unmet needs as a result of such disaster. The President may provide financial assistance or direct assistance to individuals or households to construct permanent or semi-permanent housing in insular areas outside the continental United States and in other locations if the President considers it a cost effective alternative to other housing solutions.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 406 | 20 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5774 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5774)

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