House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013

H.R. 592Introduced Feb 8, 2013Policy area: Emergency Management

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 8, 2013
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseFeb 13, 2013 · 354–72
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 13, 2013 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 592.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H431):
article 1, section 8 of the Constitution
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Eliot Engel (D-NY), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.