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Easier Disaster Aid for Lower-Income Areas

This bill changes how the government decides which areas get federal money after a disaster. It makes it easier for communities with lower average incomes to qualify for aid, ensuring they are considered severely impacted based on income, not just housing damage costs. This could help residents in these areas rebuild faster after a disaster.
Key points
Government must consider low-income areas (below 75% national median) as severely impacted by disasters for aid eligibility.
Removes a rule that required a minimum amount of housing damage costs for an area to be considered severely impacted.
Aims to ensure federal disaster recovery funds reach lower-income communities more effectively.
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Additional Information
To revise the standards for eligibility for community development block grant disaster recovery grants, and for other purposes.
Print number: HR 6092
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Process start date: 2021-11-30