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119-hr-10754119th CongressWALLET

Rural Disaster Fairness Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

Introduced

Summary

Makes it easier for rural counties with large untaxed land to qualify for federal public assistance. The bill would change how the county per capita indicator is measured by cutting the required estimated public assistance damages in half for counties where less than 15% of the land is subject to property tax.

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  • Counties with less than 15% of their land on the tax rolls would meet the county per capita indicator with a 50% lower damage threshold, which could expand their ability to trigger federal public assistance.
  • Local governments in those counties could gain more frequent access to federal damage grants and recovery support when disasters occur on mostly untaxed land.
  • The bill directs the Administrator to apply the 50% reduction only when measuring local impact under subsection (a) of Section 1232, and it does not create new programs or funding in the text provided.

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Lower disaster aid threshold for rural counties

If enacted, FEMA would cut by 50 percent the estimated public assistance damages threshold used for the county per capita indicator. This lower threshold would apply only in counties where less than 15 percent of the county's total land area is subject to county real property taxes. The change would only alter how local impact is measured for public assistance and would not create new funding or direct household payments.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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