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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8409

Introduced

Post-Disaster Protection Act

Sponsor
DMaxwell Frost· Florida
Introduced
April 21, 2026
Policy area
Emergency Management
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.April 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8409 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8409

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to establish parity for submission and decision 
timelines for appeals of assistance decisions under such Act, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2026

Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Ezell, Ms. King-Hinds, and Mr. Moskowitz) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to establish parity for submission and decision 
timelines for appeals of assistance decisions under such Act, 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 ``Post-Disaster Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS OF ASSISTANCE DECISIONS.

Section 423(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189a(a)) is amended by striking 
``60 days'' and inserting ``90 days''.
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