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H.R. 5393: Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006

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H.R. 5393: Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-16 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Makes the Department of Housing and Urban Development the primary federal agency responsible for coordinating and administering housing assistance in connection with any major disaster that will result in long-term housing needs. Prescribes guidelines for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement such assistance. (Sec. 3) Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President, upon state request, to provide such housing assistance if the relevant major disaster will displace individuals or households from their predisaster primary residences, or will render such residences uninhabitable, for a period of 30 days or more. Instructs the President, when making any cost effectiveness determination, to consider whether manufactured modular housing can be provided at a federal cost less than the same cost necessary to provide other readily fabricated dwellings. Authorizes the President to provide financial assistance for: (1) the repair, to a safe and sanitary living or functioning condition, of existing rental units that will be used as alternate housing accommodations; and (2) permanent and semi-permanent housing construction in remote locations of declared major disaster or emergency in connection with Hurricane Katrina of 2005 during the period between August 28, 2005, and December 31, 2007. Permits the location in a special flood hazard zone, under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, of any permanent, semi-permanent, or temporary housing, including any readily fabricated dwelling, manufactured housing, or manufactured modular housing. Instructs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for individuals or households receiving assistance for the 18-month period following a disaster declaration.

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Official text

Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5393, Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 (2006-07-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5393, Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 (2006-07-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Al Green (D-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5393 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109