Senate Bill
S. 861
Disaster Assistance Simplification Act
Primary Sponsor
Gary Peters
D - MI
Cosponsors
5
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Policy Area
Summary
This comprehensive legislation streamlines federal disaster assistance by creating a unified intake process across all disaster assistance agencies. It establishes a single application system that allows disaster survivors to apply for multiple programs (FEMA, SBA loans, food assistance) simultaneously, share information between agencies, and receive status updates through one portal.
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Disaster Assistance Simplification Act
This comprehensive legislation streamlines federal disaster assistance by creating a unified intake process across all disaster assistance agencies. It establishes a single application system that allows disaster survivors to apply for multiple programs (FEMA,
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This comprehensive legislation streamlines federal disaster assistance by creating a unified intake process across all disaster assistance agencies. It establishes a single application system that allows disaster survivors to apply for multiple programs (FEMA, SBA loans, food assistance) simultaneously, share information between agencies, and receive status updates through one portal.
- Bill Number
- 861
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Status
- Held at the desk.
- Policy Area
- Emergency Management
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Disaster Assistance Simplification Act
- Bill Number
- 861
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Held at the desk.
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Summary
- This comprehensive legislation streamlines federal disaster assistance by creating a unified intake process across all disaster assistance agencies. It establishes a single application system that allows disaster survivors to apply for multiple programs (FEMA, SBA loans, food assistance) simultaneou
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