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H.R. 6048: COUNT Victims Act

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H.R. 6048: COUNT Victims Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-07 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 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.

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Official title

COUNT Victims Act

Plain summary

Counting Our Unexpected Natural Tragedies' Victims Act of 2018 or the COUNT Victims Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to contract with the National Academy of Medicine to conduct a study of matters concerning best practices in mortality counts as a result of a major disaster. A report on the study must be completed and transmitted to FEMA within two years after the contract date of September 30, 2018. The study shall address approaches to quantifying mortality and significant morbidity among populations affected by major disasters and shall include best practices and policy recommendations.

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Official text

COUNT Victims Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · 68 cosponsors

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Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John B. Larson (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), André Carson (D-IN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] reported raising $180,257 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr6048 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115