Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act
- Last Action
- 4/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2021-04-15Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-15 (00)
Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act
This bill expands the applicability of the waiver of the prohibition against duplication of benefits for disaster relief recipients following Superstorm Sandy. Under current law, the waiver period extends from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2021. This bill begins that period on October 1, 2012, through December 31, 2021. This change would permit individuals who suffered losses resulting from Superstorm Sandy and who initially applied for and received federal benefits, including Small Business Administration disaster relief loans, to receive additional federal benefits, including funds under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Block Grant for Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR), without having to repay such additional benefits.
Cosponsors (4)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Subjects
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Natural disasters
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Small business
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