The Disaster Recovery Efficiency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
In Committee
Summary
Make FEMA and HUD follow GAO's top disaster‑recovery recommendations. This bill would require the FEMA Administrator and the HUD Secretary to take actions necessary to implement the Comptroller General's prioritized recommendations in the GAO report published November 15, 2022 (GAO-23-104956).
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- Disaster-affected families and communities: Directs federal agencies to follow GAO's priorities, which could change how recovery programs are run and coordinated for households after disasters.
- FEMA and HUD operations: Requires both agencies to adopt the GAO report's prioritized fixes as a statutory obligation, aligning policy and agency actions with the GAO's identified improvements.
- Federal oversight and budgets: Anchors the GAO's priorities as the benchmark for federal recovery action and does not create a new program or authorize additional appropriations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More reliable disaster help for households and small businesses
This bill would require FEMA's Administrator and HUD's Secretary to take actions needed to implement the GAO's priority recommendations from the November 15, 2022 report (GAO-23-104956). If enacted, this could improve coordination and delivery of federal disaster recovery help. The bill does not provide new funding, set deadlines, or change who qualifies for aid. Households and small businesses could see more effective and timely recovery assistance if agencies follow those recommendations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2025
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2025
Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2025
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