HR316-119

Introduced

To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 9, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H67ADE92D73C049488707C762ADC17FBE: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2025. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section HB9ACA66F74A44CC2A97447578E3560BA: 2. Natural Disaster Recovery Program The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the...
  • Section H1B6DB229D41447A28DD527A173D55FA7: 431. Natural Disaster Recovery Program There is established in the Treasury of the United States an account to be known as the Natural Disaster Recovery...
  • Section H0D1903D1245B4CE898B298C33955A726: 3. Unmet needs assistance Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the...
  • Section HB7C5BEC17EB84779881C96D5E0D5EC99: 432. Unmet needs assistance In any major disaster, the Governor or the Chief Executive of the Indian tribal government may request a grant from the President...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 9, 2025

Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

States and Indian tribal governments, States and Indian tribal governments affected by major disasters

Residential Property Owners
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Homeowners in disaster-stricken areas

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Homeowners affected by major disasters

Disaster Assistance Recipients
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Individuals and households applying for disaster assistance

Federal Administration
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

Government Accountability Office

11/12
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Environment
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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