H.R. 1951 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1951 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2021Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Costa, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Speier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To increase the Federal share provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for a certain time frame during fiscal year 2020. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2021. 2. Increase of federal share Notwithstanding sections 403(b), 403(c)(4), 404(a), 406(b), 408(d), 408(g)(2), 428(e)(2)(B), and 503(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 10 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), for any emergency or major disaster declared by the President under such Act during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, the Federal share of assistance provided under such sections shall be not less than 90 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance.