H.R. 5310

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5310 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5310

To amend section 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to provide for reimbursement of attorney?s 
fees under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 11, 2025

Mr. Ezell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend section 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to provide for reimbursement of attorney?s 
fees under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness and Accountability of 
Appeals Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS OF ASSISTANCE DECISIONS.

Section 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(e) Attorney's Fees.--In any case in which an applicant who 
requested an appeal under subsection (a) or arbitration under 
subsection (d) receives a favorable decision following such appeal or 
arbitration, the Administrator shall reimburse such applicant for any 
attorney's fees of the applicant relating to such appeal or 
arbitration.''.
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