117-hr-8525117th Congress

Delivering Equity and Justice for Disaster Survivors Act of 2022

Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

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Summary

Delivering Equity and Justice for Disaster Survivors Act of 2022 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Disaster Equity and Justice Subcommittee. The subcommittee must develop recommendations for improving equitable and just policy and program delivery before, during, and after disasters, including recommendations related to the accessibility, utilization, and receipt of FEMA grants and assistance by underserved, under resourced, and underrepresented populations and communities; strategies and policy recommendations to address the inequitable delivery of disaster assistance, grant programs, technical assistance, and training; and strategies to address any disparate impacts climate change will have on culturally, socially, or economically vulnerable communities.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

LA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 7/27/2022

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