SB861: Disaster Assistance Simplification Act
- Introduced (completed)
- 2Passed One Chamber (current step)
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes.
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SB861: Disaster Assistance Simplification Act
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Sponsors
Gary Peters
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (5)
James Lankford
Rand Paul
Thom Tillis
Joni Ernst
Ted Budd