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H.R. 592: Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013

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H.R. 592: Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-08 · Emergency Management · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 39 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR592 (2013-02-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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

Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include community centers, including tax-exempt houses of worship, as "private nonprofit facilities" for purposes of disaster relief and emergency assistance eligibility under such Act. Makes a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other house of worship, and a private nonprofit facility operated by a religious organization, eligible for federal contributions for the repair, restoration, and replacement of facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, without regard to the religious character of the facility or the primary religious use of the facility. Makes this Act applicable to the provision of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency declared on or after October 28, 2012.

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Official text

Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 9 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Grace Meng (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr592 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113