# 117-hr-8525: Delivering Equity and Justice for Disaster Survivors Act of 2022

117-hr-8525, Delivering Equity and Justice for Disaster Survivors Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8525
- Congress: 117
- Title: Delivering Equity and Justice for Disaster Survivors Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2022-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8525 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8525)

## Related
- [117-hr-6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6833)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8525 (as of 2025-11-18).