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H.R. 3709: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021

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H.R. 3709: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-04 · Emergency Management · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 362 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3709 (2021-11-04), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545. 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

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021

Plain summary

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 20 21 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as carried out by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) convene an advisory panel to assist FEMA in improving critical components of that process.

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Official text

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3709, Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021 (2021-10-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3709, Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021 (2022-09-15)

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Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY)

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr3709 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117