The House Majority Leader has posted a list of bills that will be considered on the House Floor next week under an expedited process known as the "Suspension Calendar," including the Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act (HR 7671) that we have been working on since 2017. In addition, there are several other IAEM-endorsed bills on the list, including…
- The Weather Alert Response and Notification Act (HR 2892)
- The Disaster Contract Improvement Act (S.310)
- The FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act, as amended (HR 2672)
This is obviously great news, particularly since the number of legislative days left in the current Congress is running low. We will continue pushing to hopefully get all of these bills across the finish line before Congress adjourns.
One bill that is not currently on the list is the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act (S. 1528). If you have an "in" with House Speaker Mike Johnson or House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, please consider reaching out to your contact in those offices to ask that they add the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act to the list of bills to be voted on next week. I have attached the stakeholder letter that IAEM signed for you to use as you see fit.
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Talentino Angelosante, CPP, CEM
Protective Services Program (PSP)
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
P.O. Box 40006 | College Station, TX 77842-4006
512-964-8295
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