# 119-hr-6342: Clean Up DEBRIS Act

119-hr-6342, Clean Up DEBRIS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6342
- Congress: 119
- Title: Clean Up DEBRIS Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Clarifies federal debris-removal authority for residential common interest communities like condominiums, housing cooperatives, and manufactured-home parks.** This bill would add definitions for those housing forms and require the President to issue rules that make debris removal from individual units eligible for federal disaster response when a state or local government determines in writing the debris threatens life, public health or safety, or the community's economic recovery. - Residents: Condo owners, co-op members, and residents of manufactured-home parks would have a clearer path to federal cleanup of debris inside individual units when local officials certify a threat. - Community organizations: Homeowners associations and cooperative associations would gain definitions that let federal rules treat unit-level wreckage in their projects as a public-interest cleanup when signed off by state or local governments. - Federal and local roles: The President would be required to issue rules and to defer to state and local legal definitions and ordinances when applying those rules. - Timing: The changes would apply to major disasters or emergencies declared under the Stafford Act on or after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defines condo, co-op, and park homes: benefit, medium. This bill would add definitions to the Stafford Act for residential common‑interest communities, condominiums, housing cooperatives, and manufactured home parks. The definitions would apply to major disasters and emergencies the President declares on or after the law's enactment. If enacted, owners…
- Federal debris help for community homes: benefit, medium. This bill would require the President to issue rules saying federal removal of debris or wreckage from a unit inside a condo, housing cooperative, manufactured home park, or residential common‑interest community is in the public interest after a major disaster. That federal debris removal would be…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2934: STATES 2.0 Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6342 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6342)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2934: STATES 2.0 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2934)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6342 (as of 2026-04-21).