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H.R.1665 - Disaster Declaration Improvement Act115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (Introduced 03/22/2017)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-99
Latest Action: Senate - 05/04/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law

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Summary: H.R.1665 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House amended (05/03/2017)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 28, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Disaster Declaration Improvement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, to give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters.