Don’t Penalize Victims Act has not moved since its introduction on Mar 21, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 143 words.
Don’t Penalize Victims Act This bill enables persons receiving funds from a federal disaster assistance program to also receive funds for that same purpose from any other source except for another federal program or insurance. Under current law, federal agencies providing financial assistance for losses resulting from a major disaster or emergency are prohibited from allowing recipients to receive other funds for that same purpose from any other source. Persons seeking federal disaster assistance must report the availability or receipt of duplicative funds and federal agencies will reduce the amount of disaster assistance accordingly to prevent a duplication of benefits. The bill narrows the duplication restriction to apply only to funds from other federal programs or insurance, so federal agencies providing disaster assistance may allow recipients to also receive funds for that same purpose from any other sources (e.g., charitable gifts, legal claims).
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Policy area
- Emergency Management: 54 of 1,024 bills became law, 113th–118th (5.3%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 12 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 46 words
- Latest action
- Mar 21, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 4669 FEMA Act of 2025 R · Reported