houseSubcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Referred to
← Back to federal legislation0 ratings0 comments Official committee record ↗
H.R. 2254In committee
Don’t Penalize Victims Act
Introduced: Mar 21, 2025
Latest action date: Mar 21, 2025
Latest development
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Civixly approval
No ratings yet
Not enough ratings yet. Public approval appears at 5+ ratings.
Your view
- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Mar 21, 2025
- Recorded roll calls
- 0
Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
Plain-language overview
What this bill does
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).
Official summary from Congress.gov.
Civixly topics
What this legislation is about
Civixly topics make federal and state legislation comparable. They are derived from the official CRS policy area and legislative subjects.
Official CRS policy area
Emergency Management
Committee activity
Committees and subcommittees that received, reviewed, marked up, or reported this legislation.
Official committee record ↗
houseStanding
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Referred To
Amendments
Proposed changes to this measure, with their latest official outcome or action from Congress.gov.
No amendments are listed for this measure.
Checked against Congress.gov Oct 1, 2026.
Action timeline
Newest action first. Action language comes from the official Congress.gov record.
View full action timeline4 actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
Roll-call votes
Recorded House and Senate votes connected to this bill. Your representatives appear first when available.
No connected roll-call votes are currently available for this bill.
Discussion
0 comments across 0 threads
Sign in to join the discussion.Comments are publicly visible.
Loading comments...