House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Don’t Penalize Victims Act
Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make certain changes with respect to duplication of benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Laura Friedman D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 21, 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. 2254.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FRIEDMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 52, March 21, 2025, Page H1189):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2254, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 11, 2026). 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
12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats
3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), George Whitesides (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Laura Friedman.
- H.R. 4662 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul…
- H.R. 4796 (119th) Restoring Essential Healthcare Act
- H.R. 5085 (119th) To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of…
- H.R. 3874 (119th) Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
- H.R. 2428 (119th) Wildfire Homeowner Relief Act
- H.R. 6298 (119th) Safe and Affordable Transit Act
Related bills
- H.R. 4669 (119th) FEMA Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.