HR437-119

Introduced

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand assistance related to winter storms, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 15, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand assistance related to winter storms, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Transportation, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers 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, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1787B19B084640A98768B1163D7F8A0D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Neighborhoods Offset Winter Damage Act of 2025 or the SNOW Act of 2025.
  • Section H3F60CF67CF0F40028423496F2D60ABBC: 2. Winter storms Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H42D58BD961A843FE8C22F2E92D68F1F2: 3. Federal cost share The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended— in section 403— by amending...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand assistance related to winter storms, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Transportation, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand assistance related to winter storms, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Transportation Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 15, 2025

Mr. Kennedy of New York introduced the following bill; which …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Transportation Immigration
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"rural or disadvantaged area" §H42D58BD961A843FE8C22F2E92D68F1F2

an area that the Bureau of the Census has determined—(1)represents a population for which the real median household income is below the real median household income in the United States

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