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H.R. 4938: Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act

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H.R. 4938: Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-08-06 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-08-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · 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 Health. 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

Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act

Plain summary

Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act or the REAADI for Disasters Act This bill establishes programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and older adults (age 50 or older) with disaster preparedness. Among other provisions, the bill requires the establishment of an advisory committee that includes disabled individuals and older adults to oversee the use of funds made available by this bill; allows states to contract with Centers for Independent Living to provide services and support to disabled individuals in preparing for hazards; requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to carry out projects of national significance that, among other things, create opportunities for disabled individuals and older adults to directly contribute to disaster preparedness, recovery, and mitigation; modifies and expands the membership of the National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters to ensure that it represents the diversity of the disabled and older adult communities; and establishes the Disability and Disaster Preparedness Advisory Commission to review settlement agreements involving potential violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Government Accountability Office must study the compliance of federal agencies with such enactments in expending funds to support disabled individuals and older adults in responding to, recovering from, and mitigating disasters.

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Official text

Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), André Carson (D-IN), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4938 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117