House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Fair Disaster Assistance Act of 2025

H.R. 1164Introduced Feb 10, 2025Policy area: Emergency Management

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that certain applicants for assistance after a declared major disaster do not receive a notice of denial while the applicant has a pending insurance claim for disaster-related losses, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
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Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1164.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 27, February 10, 2025, Page H614):
Article I, Section 8
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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

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Judy Chu (D-CA), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Ted Lieu (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-42 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.